Unlicensed warfare over Antwerp Cathedral 1914
Eye witness showing the German dirigible over Antwerp on the night of August 24th and 25th 1914. Against the laws of international warfare, a Zeppelin air-ship flew over the city for the purpose of dropping bombs on civilian targets. In the event, seven people were killed and twenty injured. World War I was the first conflict to involve civilians. As well as French and Belgian targets, the East coast towns of Great Britain would suffer bombings during the course of the war
Picture No
10215164
Media ID
46348634
Size
4000px x 6150px
(74MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Drawn by Arthur Hewett in The Illustrated London News', 5 September 1914, page 359
Date
August 1914
