Bombardment of Scarborough - German navy gun-crew
The raid on Scarborough took place on 16th December 1914. It was an attack by the Imperial German Navy on the British seaport town. German gun-crew are pictured in action from their warship. The attack resulted in 137 fatalities and 592 casualties, many of whom were civilians. The attack resulted in public outrage towards the German navy for an attack against civilians, and against the Royal Navy for its failure to prevent the raid
Picture No
10944067
Media ID
46672657
Size
4086px x 6489px
(7.6MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Front cover by Lescelles in The Illustrated London News', 26 December 1914
Date
1914
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