Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft 1916 The Raiders Return

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25th of April 1916 the German Navy launches raids on the coastal towns of Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth leaving 100s of buildings damaged and by the end of the day dozens dead both civilian and military.
Sources & Pictures
www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_lowestoft_raid.html
www.edp24.co.uk/news/photo-gallery-how-german-raids-impacted-lowestoft-and-great-yarmouth-631952
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Pictures
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Пікірлер: 28

@alittlebitofhistory 2 жыл бұрын

Hello everyone hope you enjoy this one, I am 95% sure I have butchered the German names so I hope this won't distract to much from the content, Also pleas be aware that the film footage is purely for illustration it is not of the raid nor does it show the ships involved I have tried to keep it correct as much as German ships when talking about Germany and British for the Royal Navy. Finally as you know I tried to respond to every common even if its just a thumbs up and heart so you know I have read it but due to my schedule this week I will be unable to respond to anything 10:30am tomorrow until around midday on Friday so if you comment during that I will get back to you.

@AcornElectron 2 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work fella and stay safe.

@keithwinters3031 2 жыл бұрын

Another well researched piece.

@mcfcguvnors 2 жыл бұрын

i was born in manchester but lived in Lowestoft for many years ,this is fascinating

@fubband 2 жыл бұрын

A brilliant and enlightening, to me, presentation. Fab stuff!

@andrewemery4272 2 жыл бұрын

On London Road South, Lowestoft, you can still make-out replacement brickwork on the shops that were hit by the German Navel shells. (I meant Naval, of course..)

@alittlebitofhistory 2 жыл бұрын

I saw that in a couple places last time I was in Lowestoft and did wonder but didn't want to say it just for it to be totally wrong.

@andrewemery4272 2 жыл бұрын

@@alittlebitofhistory There is one very noticeable section above shops on the West Side, down towards the old cinema. I used to live a few doors up. There is a contemporary photo of that actual shell hole, too.

@amandariddell1650 2 жыл бұрын

Great work. So much information to get across and you did it flawlessly 👌🏻

@isladurrant2015 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you... the fog of war on the sea claimed more than shells. What futility.

@lesleysmith51 2 жыл бұрын

Another wonderfully researched piece of history with great photos, thank you

@barbaralamson7450 2 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely brilliant. Thank you.

@johnclayden1670 2 жыл бұрын

Very well done: keep 'em coming!

@gonefishing167 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very interesting. When will man learn that war is not the way. Always people hurt or killed and young men die. Perhaps we are just doomed to let history keep repeating itself 👵👵👵👵🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@melmoore6885 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting presentation of the event's of that day, i must admit that i didn't know about this one, i know about the Zep raid on Yarmouth, of course, but this was brilliant, well done mate.

@adrianrutterford762 2 жыл бұрын

An interesting piece of history that I knew very little about. Thank you.

@vespelian5769 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent and informative presentation, though one tiny pedantic point. The majority of German battlecruiser guns would have been 11 inch.

@alittlebitofhistory 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for letting me know.

@glynluff2595 Жыл бұрын

The significance of maintaining a presence in Belgium was that the Germans could not claim victory. This meant it was an occupied country and the Germans were unable to take financial control of the Belgium Treasury. In consequence Belgium finances could be held in Britain and not handed to Germany under international law and the King could be seen to be on his home soil. That is why the Ipres campaigns were so important.

@chrisnicholl6078 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely excellent! The silver award from the German Kaiser to one of the residents affected by the raids was probably made after involvement in a lifeboat or coastguard rescue of German citizens in peacetime. Ironic in view of the incident of the L19.

@alittlebitofhistory 2 жыл бұрын

I had wondered if they had been one of the fishermen who came to aid of survivors from the SS Elbe in the 1890s but all the info I found on that said they were given silver watches by the Kaiser, But I agree I think it was probably for something like that.

@martincook318 Жыл бұрын

That war 1914-18 was a Complete waste of Human life as it didn't stop the 1939-45 war which was far worse and I lost two Great Uncles in the 1914-18 war one was killed at sea and the other one was a Dispatch Rider who lied about his age he was just 16 and My Grandfather was the only Surviver of a ship that got torpedoed in 1917::::and in World War two My late Uncle Norman fought in the Burma Campaign and had anti Japanese feeling all his life and My late father was one of the first one's to Liberate Belsom Bardon and lost his Brother Arthur when he trod on a Landmine just after the D-DAY Landing and until I saw the old film from that camp I couldn't understand why he had Knightmares for over fifty years until his own death on Monday April 29th 1996

@daviddavid1346 2 жыл бұрын

Gunboat Alley

@keneke5162 2 жыл бұрын

Fought by LIONS led by FOOLS!

@WVgirl1959 Жыл бұрын

All that ocean and they still managed to run into each other😂

@jez6208 Жыл бұрын

Re rowted??

@johnjephcote7636 2 жыл бұрын

I can understand but as an ex-matelot, I think the King Stephen's decision was wrong.

@alittlebitofhistory 2 жыл бұрын

I will be honest as the video was not focused on that I didn't do a huge amount of looking into it and only looked at a couple of sources that gave me that info, if wrong I apologise.