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Description: | German officer served aboard Nassau with German High Seas Fleet based at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 1914-1916; served in Zeppelins in Germany, 1916-1918
REEL 1 Recollections of period as officer aboard Nassau with High Seas Fleet based at Wilhelmshaven. Germany, 1914-1916: state of morale and story illustrating expectation of immediate battle with Grand Fleet, 8/1914; recall from leave, 31/7/1914; reactions to outbreak of war, 4/8/1914; superior size of Grand Fleet, state of morale and story illustrating expectation of immediate battle with Grand Fleet, 8/1914. Recollections of service with Zeppelins in raids over GB, 1916-1918: restrictions imposed by state of moon and weather conditions; take off procedure; British anti-Zeppelin defence lines; observing British night fighters' use of green Verey light to switch off searchlights prior to attack and subsequent use in successful ruse during raid on London; losing course during return journey; vulnerability of Zeppelins; effects of cold and lack of oxygen caused by high altitude flying; British searchlights and anti-aircraft fire; role of British night fighters including view of their difficulty in reaching Zeppelin flying altitude and use of linked incendiary bombs; effects of cold caused by high altitude flying. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | BBC | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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