World War One Zeppelin raids on London

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World War One Zeppelin raids on London

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The First World War was not confined to formal battlefields. Bombing raids meant that Londoners faced death and destruction on their own doorsteps. The first zeppelin raid on London during World War I took place on 31 May 1915. Raids would continue on the capital until 1917.
Interviewees recall taking cover as a zeppelin appears over the Thames, being carried down to a synagogue (shul) basement during a raid as a child and a devastating raid near the London docks as a schoolchild.
A huge thank you to all of the interviewees who agreed to share their memories with the Museum of London.

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@EvilUnderTone 3 жыл бұрын

My nan born in Peckham in 1910 remembered waving at the Zeppelin while she and her friends stood in a stream playing. It was on it's way to bomb London. Nan said the kids all waved as they'd never seen anything like it before. She also said the people on the Zeppelin waved back.

@user-jt1jv8vl9r 3 жыл бұрын

My Grandma born 1908 said she hid under the table with her mother.

@HotPotFam 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder what the zepplin crew members were thinking at that moment.

@bobbyberro8107 3 жыл бұрын

How could they see them that high up?

@Tian2zi4huang2di4 2 жыл бұрын

I can imagine the Germans inside being like: Ok guys, before we bomb london, lets make a good impression by waving to some children, ja?

@brildidge9523 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobbyberro8107 That's what I thought.

@user-jt1jv8vl9r 3 жыл бұрын

I remember my grandmother telling me how she hid under the kitchen table with her mother as a Zeppelin passed overhead; during WW1. She said they were quite terrified.

@melancholymelon5316 4 жыл бұрын

I've always loved learning about ww1 I got bf1 not to long ago to enjoy a virtual ww1 experience I thought the dog fights were a bit over the top until I realized the battles over London were actually as chaotic as the game

@sharigan9694 2 жыл бұрын

i dont think theyre be a game or movie that will give us the feel that it did irl

@smaniz 7 жыл бұрын

Not sure if it's a good or a bad thing that not until a video game set in WW1 (named Battlefield 1), as something that was made for entertainment these days, I didn't know that german Zeppelins were bombing London in WW1. In the game a part of a story revolving around a young aviator includes a fight around and in a german Zeppelin that is over London. Anyways, must be a good thing since I learned something new today. Cheers from Germany

@EIKLURAM 5 жыл бұрын

Well its good to know history and the truth.I knew about the Zeppelin raids as I had friends who were around during the First World War as a boy growing up in the 1970s.

@crickcrot 5 жыл бұрын

This was the start of bombing civilians and the bombing of Germany in w2 ended the contest cheers from Britain.

@steveparadis2978 4 жыл бұрын

In Red Baron from 1990 you could hunt them at night. Very hard to find, much less attack them.

@dzonnyblue3065 4 жыл бұрын

you are german and you play anti german game like battlefield 1 well this is really pathetic !!!!!!

@dzonnyblue3065 3 жыл бұрын

@@nihalkhan7435 i am not a german !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@patrickm5217 5 жыл бұрын

I would imagine that having lived through something like that you would take anything that life threw at you afterwards with a grain of salt.. Exciting but also terrifying moment in history

@stealthninja63 7 жыл бұрын

When you finish top of the leader boards with 0 deaths you know you're on a god damn zeppelin

@tubelectron1667 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this respectful testimonials from people who were there, and also thanks for the writing in clear for us, non-english natives... Congratulations !

@donaghobrien9580 2 жыл бұрын

Great o hear this. This is in my opinion overshadowed by the WW2 air raids in the blitz.

@MelliaBoomBot 4 жыл бұрын

Very much like the other poster( smaniz), I did not know that London was bombed using Zeppelins. I watched the film "The Man Who knew Infinity" the other day and there was a scene in the film that showed a Zeppelin bombing a college. I was really surprised. I grew up until I was 18 with my great-grandmother who had been born in 1896 and thought she had told me lots about the World Wars but I don;t ever recall hearing about Zeppelins. I have even been to the IWM in Manchester... The scene in the film was quite frightening, as one of the ladies says in the video above, it was huge..HUGE.

@SillyMoustache 4 жыл бұрын

2:26 - This is actually misleading. The Rain on London in 13th June was NOT by Zeppelins, but by Gotha Bombers.

@SillyMoustache 3 жыл бұрын

@Best ever minecraft channel Which is simply ridiculous of course.

@wor53lg50 11 ай бұрын

Google blimb raids yourself and look then?,im sure there's more than one raid with both types of aircraft...probably the same day as gothas came in the day and the slower more vunerable blimp at night usually..

@burnout02urza 3 жыл бұрын

Death wears many faces, and sometimes it's a giant fucking balloon

@EvenMoreCheese Жыл бұрын

Lmao

@judgeman4548 9 жыл бұрын

Fascinating

@user-cu6sj6he3k Жыл бұрын

And 20 years later theses unfortunate and traumatized children are out fighting an even worse war

@baystgrp 2 жыл бұрын

This is a definitely interesting video. I visited the Museum of London years ago, and was encouraged to see what else the videos offer. Wow. Call me when you get Unwoked.

@samanli-tw3id 5 жыл бұрын

This must be one of the reasons of the Treaty of Versailles.

@acohen1980 4 жыл бұрын

The North Sea Blockade of Germany - for which planning began in 1904 under PM Balfour - was invoked within 24 hours of the Brits declaration of war on Germany in 1914.......nearly 700,000 German men. women and kids died as a result of the blockade....with millions more Germans to suffer lifetime health issues because of it...now do you unertsnad why the Gertman population was less than enamoured with the international Zionist bankers behind WW1......hmmmmm...feeling duped are we? Reply

@joksizantos7520 4 жыл бұрын

@Robo Redneck maybe if they surrender, only 300,000 germans might have starve that time

@Greatanotherchannel 4 жыл бұрын

Lol the blockade has nothing on weimar

@Hankeshon Жыл бұрын

@@acohen1980 damn

@LiquidGirlfriendFreeBoy 3 жыл бұрын

This is awesome that we have this footage of witnesses

@user-jt1jv8vl9r 3 жыл бұрын

Going through articles passed down from family I have just come across a small pamphlet that is titled 'The great air raids on England, Spet 3rd, 23rd & Oct 1st 1916'. Souvenir Photographs and official reports. The first page shows a Zeppelin and underneath is written 'The German Baby killer on its mission of "Kultur".

@user-ck7zv9ik8u 10 ай бұрын

this was a good video

@annhendrickson5223 5 жыл бұрын

Something a little screwy about Germans. Creepy

@SillyMoustache 6 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was killed on 13th June 1917. A bomb fell through the roof of his office in Fenchurch Street, killing him and killing and maiming some young office girls. My father was in the street with his mother, and they saw the whole scene. During WW2 my father would never hide in a shelter during the raids. He preferred to be n the open as the bombs fell. On that day bombs also fell on a junior school killing small children. Not really a subject for a computer "game" IMHO.

@Ra_Eye 6 жыл бұрын

The part of the game with the airships is much more focused on taking down the Zeppelin but yea I guess

@nffctrickett 4 жыл бұрын

Why? Children dont learn about this shit in school. Which I pathetic. If it takes a videogame to do what our father and teachers were supposed to do and educate then it wouldn't be a problem

@SillyMoustache 4 жыл бұрын

@BIZGIZ Hi, my grandfather was killed on13th June1917, which was the first raid on London by Gotha Bombers, which replaced the Zeppelins. I understand that when the Zeppelins flew over, they would stand in the streets and look up at them, rather than take shelter.

@Emanuela9 4 жыл бұрын

You know, one day WWI and WWII will be forgotten and a worse war will plague mankind.

@SillyMoustache 4 жыл бұрын

@@Emanuela9 IF WW1 and WW2 ARE forgotten, it will be due to the failure of education, and the worst thing that could happen. as they are lessons for the world. However, we still recall the many invasions of the Roman Empire across Europe North Africa, and the middle east, and the impact of the invaders from Scandinavia, and the Norman invasion, and the Civil war(s) in the 1600s, so why two world wars should be forgotten would be through crass ignorance. "Those who don't learn from history are bound to repeat it".

@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 4 жыл бұрын

The Wikipedia article lists several deadly raids well into 1918.

@cmillerg6306 3 жыл бұрын

What's with the dorky type size explosions?

@mybluebelly 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine dining on Fish & Chips and your meal having a distinct cordite flavour. That`s what it must have been in London during these dark days.

@user-ck7zv9ik8u 10 ай бұрын

entertaning ☺

@kram6653 Жыл бұрын

As long as there are humans There will always be war 😢

@wor53lg50 11 ай бұрын

Off your self then, then they'll be one less???, i bet you're real fun at parties you?...

@devidration6227 4 жыл бұрын

The bully lost its respect lol

@brildidge9523 2 жыл бұрын

I thought this video would be more interesting, with maybe a movie news film of the aftermath, for instance.

@SniperProYOLO 8 жыл бұрын

Do zeppelins drop bombs

@jpkcoffvevo 7 жыл бұрын

the people in the gondolas would manually throw them down

@Hankeshon Жыл бұрын

@@jpkcoffvevo nah they had specific loads that they'd drop from huge hangar doors. don't be misleading. They also had no intention of hitting civilian targets, they meant to hit military ports and harbors, but the bombs were really inaccurate at high altitude.

@wor53lg50 11 ай бұрын

Thats a very silly question and a bit intentionally insensitive me think??, if they didnt then!, what the bloody hell are they doing floating above london?,throwing lolly pops and sweets down to the kids....