Can you give me any information on the Blitz during World War One?

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Answer 1

"The Blitz" was in World War 2, not World War 1, although there was a sustained daily bombing attack on London in mid-1917.

There was a significant bombing campaign over Britain in WW1 - Dover alone had more than 130 air raids during the course of the war, and has the dubious honour of being the first town to be bombed.

It wasn't until 1917, however, that severe bombing raids occurred. On May 23, 1917, a fleet of 21 Gothas appeared over the English coastal town of Folkestone. On the deadliest day of bombing yet, 95 people were killed, and England began to panic. At noon on June 13, another Gotha fleet dropped bombs onto London. For the next month, the daily raids on the capital city met with little opposition from the Royal Air Force, angering the population of London. Production levels within the city dropped. Citizens felt that their government was incapable of protecting them. They demanded that the military protect them and stop the bombs. They felt exposed and helpless, just as German military strategists had hoped they would.

Unfortunately for the Germans, the effect of the bombing was not a public uprising against Parliament but a strengthening of the Royal Air Force. In July, the large unwieldy Gothas were forced to resort to night raids so the darkness could shield them from Britain’s Sopwith Camels, light, maneuverable planes. By the war’s end, the raids had stopped entirely since the hits were not worth the German aircraft losses. In total, there were 27 Gotha raids. The English reported 835 killed and 1,990 wounded. Damage from the raids totaled £3,000,000, but the loss of production time from workers having to seek shelter in the middle of the day, or suffering exhaustion from having to leave their beds to seek shelter at night, had a far greater impact.

The true results of the Gotha raids are still debated today. But they formed the basis for most of the work of the theorists who addressed air power strategy after the war. More than any other function of the airplane in World War I, bombing created an area for debate and thought in the future.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

You clearly say "World War One" (not "Two"), so I guess you are asking about German aerial bombing raids against England, 1914-18. There certainly were many such bombing raids, but they were not called "the Blitz": that term is only used to describe WW2 air attacks against England (particularly London). Despite what many people think, the German air bombing attacks were quite significant in WW1.

In WW1, the first bombing raid against England took place on 19th January, 1915, using German naval Zeppelin airships. Two people were killed and sixteen injured by the bombs.

Zeppelin raids then continued at the rate of about two each month. The first raid against London came on 31st May, 1915: 7 people killed, 35 injured.

The first Zeppelin to be destroyed by British air defences was LZ37, on 7th June 1915. A British patrol aircraft, armed only with a carbine (no machine gun) but carrying 6 small bombs managed to climb above the Zeppelin and destroy it by dropping the bombs on top of it.

By mid-1916, British aircraft became a little better able to attack Zeppelins successfully, because they carried machine guns loaded with explosive and incendiary bullets that could penetrate and set the inner gas bags on fire; once on fire a Zeppelin was doomed. More and more Zeppelins were destroyed, so the Germans began increasingly to use long-range bomber aircraft (Gothas and Giants) instead.

The Gothas and Giants were designed specifically to attack England. Their first raid (against Folkestone) took place in May 1917, and caused 95 deaths. The first raid against London came about 2 weeks later: 162 people died.

With better fighters (like the Sopwith Camel), the British began to shoot down German bombers. So the Germans switched to mainly night attacks, which were much more difficult to defend against. Soon, London was ringed with anti-aircraft guns and barrage balloons.

The last German raid of the war came in October 1918. Six German bombers were shot down.

(For Zeppelin raids, see link 1 below.)

(For bomber aircraft raids, see link 2 below.)

Answer 4

The blitz was in WW2 when Germany bombarded Britain from across the channel many children were evacuated and sent to the country and they wanted the King and Queen to leave to but the Queen insisted they stay and bring moral to the citizens of London.

Answer 5

The Blitz was in WW2, not WWI. The Germans did bomb London from Zeppelins and bombers during WWI, but it was sporadic, and the attacks usually didn't do much damage.

Answer 6

I DONT KNOW ABT THE WW1 BUT DURING THE WW2, BLITZ KRIEG (LIGHTNING ATTACK) WAS THE WAR STRATEGY ADOPTED BY HITLER DURING 1939-41. IT WAS LIKE CARRYING OUT HEAVY AIR STRIES ON ENEMY THUS DESTROYING ENEMY COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL CENTRES. THIS WOULD BREAK THE MORALE OF THE ENEMY. THEN A FLEET OF TANKS WITH A DISCLIPNED INFANTRY WOULD CRUSH THE ENEMY.UNDER THE COVERAGE OF THE LUFTWAFFE(GERMAN AIRFORCE). TIHS IS BLITZ KRIEG. thanks 2 you.

Answer 7

blitz kreig...during WWII...was German for lightning attack (or strike i can't remember) and it was their tactical philosophy. hit'um hard and hit'um fast.

Answer 8

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