A Zeppelin in a searchlight's beam over London the night of August 17-18, 1915. In the foreground, Tower Bridge. Behind it, the Tower of London is illuminated by a bursting bomb. The dome of St. Paul's Cathedral rises in the distance.Naval First Lieutenant (Oberleutnant-zur-See) Friedrich Wenke commanding LZ.10 reached London the night of August 17, and reported he bombed the city between Blackfriars and London Bridges, resulting in great fires and the collapse of large buildings. He overestimated his damage, but hit a railroad station, a tramcar roundhouse, and some small houses, killing 10 and wounding 48.
Zeppelin über London!
Der erfolgreiche Nachtangriff vom 17. zum 18. August 1915.
A 340
E.P. & Co. A.G.L.
Mit Genehmigung der Illustrirten Zeitung, Leipzig.
Zeppelin over London!
The successful night raid on August 17-18 1915.
A 340
E. P. & Co. A.G.L.
With the approval of the Illustrirten Zeitung, Leipzig.
[Illustriert Zeitung? = Illustrated Newspaper]
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