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Schillig (German pronunciation: [หˆสƒษชlษชรง]) is a village in the Friesland district of Lower Saxony in Germany. It is situated on the west coast of Jade Bay and is 20ย km (12ย mi) north of the town of Wilhelmshaven. As of 2011 the population was 113.[1]

The approaches to the Bay and Willhelmshaven are known in English as the Schillig Roads.

On arrival in Schillig by car, one chooses from two routes; to the left (North West), on the land-side of the sea barrier, are a farm and farm land, a few houses, small blocks of flats, one or two hotels and shops and foot access to the top of the sea barrier and beyond. To the right (North East) the road leads over the sea barrier towards the camping, beach and parking areas. But access to these areas is only available by car once payment of parking/access charges has been made at the automated barriers.

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  1. ^ "Gemeinde Wangerland โ€“ Statistik Report 3-2012" (PDF; 5.4 MB). p.ย 6. Retrieved 2023-05-16."STADTISTIK report 3-2012" (PDF) (in German). Wilhelmshaven: Nordsee Stadt Wilhelmshaven. 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

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Scheer approved it on 27 October. The fleet then began to concentrate at Schillig Roads off Wilhelmshaven to prepare for the battle. Historian Michael Epkenhans

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99 Squadron conducted a low-level raid upon German shipping at the Schillig Roads and Wilhelmshaven. Encountering enemy fire from warships, flak, and

Roadstead

Columbia, Canada Scapa Flow sheltered among the Orkney Isles, Scotland Schillig Roads off Friesland, Germany Spithead on the Solent, England Tail of the Bank

Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939)

reconnaissance flight over the North Seaโ€”spotted a large naval force in the Schillig Roads off Wilhelmshaven. The radio failed and an attack could not be launched

Bristol Blenheim

aircraft to sink a U-boat, having scored two direct hits on U-31 in the Schillig Roads. In April 1941, a campaign aiming to completely close off the Channel

Naval order of 24 October 1918

Scheer approved it on 27 October. The fleet then began to concentrate at Schillig Roads off Wilhelmshaven to prepare for the battle. The High Seas Fleet in

High Seas Fleet

stood by in support. On 22 April, the German fleet assembled in the Schillig Roads outside Wilhelmshaven and departed the following morning. Despite the

Bristol Beaufort

on the night of 15/16 April, when nine Beauforts laid mines in the Schillig Roads (north of Wilhelmshaven). One Beaufort failed to return. A second unit