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4 de ago. de 2014 · Before the 20th Century, civilians in Britain were largely unaffected by war, but this was to change on 19 January 1915 with the first air attacks of World War One by the German Zeppelin.
The German zeppelin night raids of WW1 inflicted terror on London and presented stiff challenges for RAF pilots. Robinson tried again, his Lewis gun chattering as a steady stream of Pomeroy and Brock ammunition peppered the airship hull, but there was still no effect.
2 de jun. de 2014 · Before London was blitzed in World War II, massive German zeppelins rained bombs and terror upon the British capital in World War I.
The terror wrought by the Zeppelins foreshadowed the horrors of the Blitz in World War II and the specter of nuclear annihilation that would haunt the 20th century. As military historian Hew Strachan argues, the Zeppelin raids marked a turning point in the history of warfare:
Instead of hitting London, the Zeppelins of the German Army and Navy were to attack industrial, military and civilian targets in other parts of the country. The aim was to disrupt British armaments production and terrify the British public into demanding their government withdraw from the war.
Video summary. Ben Robinson looks at how German Zeppelins caused terror in World War One by bombing British towns and cities. Aeroplanes were used to counter the threat from these airships to...
25 de ene. de 2019 · The first German military Zeppelin attack was by an army Zeppelin against Liège, Belgium in August 1914, indiscriminately killing and injuring civilians, but the airship crashed due to battle damage.
