On 6 August 1914, the German Army Zeppelin Z VI bombed the Belgian city of Liège, killing nine civilians.

By the end of the war over 1500 British citizens had been killed in air raids. The vulnerability of Zeppelins to explosive shells, and their relatively slow speed, led to rapid development of...

Aug 4, 2014 · When the war started in 1914, the German armed forces had several Zeppelins, each capable of travelling at about 85mph and carrying up to two tonnes of bombs. With …

Jun 2, 2014 · On September 8, 1915, the shadow of a sleek cigar-shaped zeppelin passed over the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral and unloaded a three-ton bomb, the largest ever dropped at …

On 19 January 1915 Germany launched its first Zeppelin airship raid on Britain. Zeppelins L3 and L4 carried eight bombs a piece, as well as incendiary devices, and had enough fuel for 30 hours.

Zeppelin LZ 38 (designated LZ 38) was Zeppelin P Class airship of the German Imperial Army. It was the first to bomb London, United Kingdom. 1st Zeppelin raid takes starts 11:00 PM May …

Jan 30, 2025 · During World War I, Britain suffers its first casualties from an air attack when two German zeppelins drop bombs on Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn on the eastern coast of …

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 …

Edinburgh was attacked by two Zeppelin airships on the night of 2nd/3rd April 1916. The Zeppelins seemed to be invincible, attacking at will and without loss. Defences against them …

Mar 24, 2022 · Interestingly, on the eve of the transfer — the night of Jan. 31, 1916 — nine naval Zeppelins raided England’s industrial Midlands, fully exposing the inadequacies of Britain’s …