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First World War: German Zeppelin attacks, 1914-1918
  1. Burning airship hangar, 1915 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Burning airship hangar, 1915
    Date: 01.01.1915
    Image text: Fire-fighting operations at the burning airship hangar at the Evere Airport near Brussels.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472750
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  2. Burnt out airship hangar, 1915 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Burnt out airship hangar, 1915
    Date: 01.01.1915
    Image text: A burnt out German airship hangar at the Evere Airport near Brussels.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472751
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  3. The wreck of a German zeppelin in Ostend Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: The wreck of a German zeppelin in Ostend
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: The wreck of a German zeppelin which was shot down over the Channel during its return from an air raid on England. It was towed into the port of Ostend by the German Navy.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472752
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  4. German Zeppelin Knorr + Hirth/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German Zeppelin
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: An airborne German military airship. The framework underneath its hull has become visible due to damage.
    Photo: Knorr + Hirth
    Image number: 00472754
  5. Damaged facade of an English house Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Damaged facade of an English house
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: The facade of an English house damaged by a German zeppelin air raid.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472755
  6. The crew of the military airship Z IX, 1914 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: The crew of the military airship Z IX, 1914
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: The crew of the military airship Z IX, who was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class on 14 September 1914. Bottom row from left: Airship Engineer Max Elias, Lieutenant Seibst, Captain Alfred Horn, Captain Hans Masius, First Lieutenant Zimmer, Chief Helmsman Müller, Engineer Hildebrandt. Top row from left: Sergeant Kaufmann, Helmsman Sünderhauf, Engineer Baumann, Engineer Schürg, Engineer Leichtle.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472756
  7. Zeppelins in an airship station Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Zeppelins in an airship station
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: Two German zeppelins in an airship station.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472758
  8. Airship wreck in Ostend Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Airship wreck in Ostend
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: The wreck of a German zeppelin which was shot down over the Channel during its return from an air raid on England. It was towed into the port of Ostend by the German Navy.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472759
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  9. The interior of zeppelin L 59 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: The interior of zeppelin L 59
    Date: 01.01.1917
    Image text: The interior skeleton of the airship L 59 without its gasbags.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472760
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  10. Wreck of zepplin LZ 85, 1916 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Wreck of zepplin LZ 85, 1916
    Date: 01.01.1916
    Image text: The Zepplin LZ 85 (production number LZ 55), was forced into an emergency landing in the Vardar marshes by enemy fire. Its crew was taken prisoner and the debris brought to Thessaloniki, where an attempt to reassemble it was made.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472761
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  11. German zeppelin before take off Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German zeppelin before take off
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: A German airship on the ground before take off.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472762
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  12. Zeppelin L 59 (LZ 104) over Egypt, 1917 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Zeppelin L 59 (LZ 104) over Egypt, 1917
    Date: 01.01.1917
    Image text: Illustration: The German airship L 59 (LZ 104) over Egypt during its attempt to reach German East Africa.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472763
  13. German airship hangar Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German airship hangar
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: A German airship hangar. It is to painted with a landscape on its front and colored stripes on the sides to camouflage it from enemy planes.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472764
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  14. Rue Saint-Antoine in Paris after a German zeppelin air raid Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Rue Saint-Antoine in Paris after a German zeppelin air raid
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: Rue Saint-Antoine in Paris after a German zeppelin air raid. A crowd watches a dead horse lying in the middle of the street.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472765
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  15. Zeppelin L 59 takes off, 1917 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Zeppelin L 59 takes off, 1917
    Date: 01.11.1917
    Image text: The take off of airship L 59 in Yambol, Bulgaria. It is laden with supplies for General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck's troops fighting in German East Africa.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472766
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  16. Wreck of a zeppelin Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Wreck of a zeppelin
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: The wreck of a German airship, which broke apart during its emergency landing after a hit by the British anti-aircraft defense.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472767
  17. The crew of zeppelin L 59 (LZ 104), 1917 SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: The crew of zeppelin L 59 (LZ 104), 1917
    Date: 01.01.1917
    Image text: The crew of the famous airship L 59 (LZ 104), which was supposed to deliver supplies for General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck's troops fighting in German East Africa. The airship was later recalled although it had already reached Africa.
    Photo: SZ Photo
    Image number: 00472769
  18. Memorial plaque for British airman Lt. Reginald Warneford Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Memorial plaque for British airman Lt. Reginald Warneford
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: Memorial plaque for British airman Lt. Reginald Alexander John Warneford at the wall of the Onze Lieve Vrouw Visitatie monastery in Ghent. The inscription reads: 'On 7 June 1915 at 02:30 o'clock in the morning the English aviator Warneford shot down the German airship No 36.' The number of the airship is wrong in this version of the plaque. Warneford actually shot down the German zeppelin LZ 37, the number was changed into a 37 later on.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472770
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  19. Destruction from a zeppelin air raid, 1916 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Destruction from a zeppelin air raid, 1916
    Date: 01.01.1916
    Image text: An apartment building in Paris, heavily damaged by a bomb dropped during a German zeppelin air raid.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472772
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  20. German zeppelin air raid on England, 1916 SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German zeppelin air raid on England, 1916
    Date: 01.01.1916
    Image text: Drawing of a German navy airship air raid on an English seaport's industrial plants on 1 February 1916.
    Photo: SZ Photo
    Image number: 00472773
  21. Bombed house in Levallois-Perret, 1916 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Bombed house in Levallois-Perret, 1916
    Date: 01.01.1916
    Image text: A house in Levallois-Perret, northwest of Paris, bombed in a German zeppelin air raid on 20-21 March 1916.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472774
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  22. German zeppelin air raid on the English east coast, 1915 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German zeppelin air raid on the English east coast, 1915
    Date: 01.01.1915
    Image text: A German zeppelin raid on the English east coast. Illustration by Michael Zeno Diemer for the magazine 'Die Gartenlaube.'
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472775
  23. Enemy aircraft attack German zeppelin Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Enemy aircraft attack German zeppelin
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: Illustration by Hans Rudolf Schulze: A German airship on an exploratory trip is attacked by enemy aircraft.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472776
  24. Navy airship L 70 plummets down in flames, 1918 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Navy airship L 70 plummets down in flames, 1918
    Date: 01.01.1918
    Image text: A watercolor by maritime artist Adolph Bock shows the Navy airship L 70/LZ112 plummeting down in flames. It was shot down during a German air raid on England on 5 August 1918. During its crash the whole crew lost its life, among them Commander Peter Strasser, Leader of Airships.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472779
  25. Destroyed apartment building in Paris, 1917 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Destroyed apartment building in Paris, 1917
    Date: 01.01.1917
    Image text: An apartment building in Paris, heavily damaged by a bomb from a German zeppelin air raid.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472780
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  26. Ruin of a factory in Arras Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Ruin of a factory in Arras
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: The ruin of a factory in Arras after a German zeppelin air raid.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472782
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  27. Destruction from a zeppelin air raid, 1916 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Destruction from a zeppelin air raid, 1916
    Date: 01.01.1916
    Image text: An apartment building in Paris, heavily damaged by a bomb dropped during a German zeppelin air raid.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472784
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  28. Funeral for the crew of a crashed airship in England, 1916 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Funeral for the crew of a crashed airship in England, 1916
    Date: 01.01.1916
    Image text: Funeral for the crew of a crashed airship in England.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472786
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  29. Destruction after an air raid on London, 1915 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Destruction after an air raid on London, 1915
    Date: 01.01.1915
    Image text: A house in London destroyed in a German zeppelin air raid.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472787
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  30. Quarters of a German airship crew Captain, 1917 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Quarters of a German airship crew Captain, 1917
    Date: 01.01.1917
    Image text: Billet of a German airship crew Captain.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472788
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  31. German air raid on London, 1915 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German air raid on London, 1915
    Date: 01.01.1915
    Image text: Illustration of a German air raid on London during World War I. The zeppelins bomb the City and the docks.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472790
  32. The airship L 23 with the norwegian bark "Royal", 1917 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: The airship L 23 with the norwegian bark "Royal", 1917
    Date: 01.01.1917
    Image text: The capture of the Norwegian bark "Royal" by the crew of navy airship L 23 in an illustration by Oskar Achenbach. The zeppelin's captain suspected contraband on board the "Royal" and had her brought to Cuxhaven after a check of her cargo documents.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472792
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  33. The wreck of the German zeppelin 'L 33', 1916 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: The wreck of the German zeppelin 'L 33', 1916
    Date: 01.01.1916
    Image text: The wreckage of the German zeppelin 'L 33' in Essex, England. Picture taken from the 30 September 1916 edition of the British illustrated newspaper 'The Sphere.'
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472794
  34. Sinking of L 19 SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Sinking of L 19
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: The sinking of L 19 in a painting by Adolf Bock. The badly damaged zeppelin L 19 went down on the North Sea during its return from an air raid on England. The captain of the English steam fishing trawler 'King Stephen' was the last person to talk to the crew of the airship, who had fled to the roof of the wreck. However, he refused to take them on board, allegedly for fear of being hijacked. As a result the crew drowned during the sinking of L 19.
    Photo: SZ Photo
    Image number: 00472795
  35. Zeppelin attack on England, 1915 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Zeppelin attack on England, 1915
    Date: 01.01.1915
    Image text: The end of a German airship, which was shot down over the North Sea in 1915 following an attack on London. Probably a movie still.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472796
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  36. German military airship after an emergency water landing, 1917 Knorr + Hirth/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German military airship after an emergency water landing, 1917
    Date: 01.01.1917
    Image text: A German Zeppelin hit by the British anti-aircraft defense was unable to reach Ostend and had to make an emergency landing on the North Sea. Tug boats attempt to recover the collapsing airship.
    Photo: Knorr + Hirth
    Image number: 00059892
  37. Zeppelin raids on England, 1915 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Zeppelin raids on England, 1915
    Date: 01.01.1915
    Image text: A German Schuette-Lanz airship had to make an emergency landing on the Belgian coast after it had been hit and was heavily damaged during an air raid on southern England in 1915.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472781
  38. German incendiary bombs Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German incendiary bombs
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: The remains of German incendiary bombs in France, dropped during zeppelin air raids.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00472777
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  39. Sinking of airship L 19 SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Sinking of airship L 19
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: Reconstruction of the sinking of airship L 19 for a German documentary. The badly damaged zeppelin L 19 went down on the North Sea during its return from an air raid on England. The captain of the English steam fishing trawler 'King Stephen' was the last person to talk to the crew of the airship, who had fled to the roof of the wreck. However, he refused to take them on board, allegedly for fear of being hijacked. As a result the crew drowned during the sinking of L 19.
    Photo: SZ Photo
    Image number: 00472791
  40. Zeppelin airship 'L 59' (LZ 104), 1917 Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: Zeppelin airship 'L 59' (LZ 104), 1917
    Date: 10.10.1917
    Image text: The German Navy airship 'L 59' (LZ 104) before arrival at its Bulgarian base. After its first flight on 10 October 1917 the airship became renown for its trip to German East Africa, from which it was recalled at the halfway mark. In 1918 the L 59 went down in flames above the Strait of Otranto.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00038335
  41. German Zeppelin lit up by searchlights Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: German Zeppelin lit up by searchlights
    Date: 01.01.1915
    Image text: A zeppelin during an air raid on London in World War I. The German airship is lit up by the searchlights of the British air defense, the first shells are detonating beneath it.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00068470
  42. A German military airship takes off Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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    Headline: A German military airship takes off
    Date: 01.01.1914
    Image text: The gondola of a zeppelin during take off for a flight.
    Photo: Scherl
    Image number: 00060241