I love that the unarmed constable just gave the Germans an order to follow him and they did. Germans and authority!
@Doughboy842
5 жыл бұрын
Such a awesome and hilarious story with the part about the Germans being civil and polite with the locals and police. Sounds like a sketch out of Monty Python.
@oldesertguy9616
5 жыл бұрын
Different times. Can you imagine an unarmed guy on a bicycle capturing an entire group of enemy airmen without so much as an argument? Again, an incident I've never come across before. Thank you Dr. Felton.
@hectorheathcote9495
5 жыл бұрын
Amazing how polite people were back then. The Germans out numbered the constable 22-1, yet they still followed him peaceably to be arrested. Great story as usual, Mr. Felton.
@jameskoch9567
4 жыл бұрын
"Do we jump this constable, sir?" "We came here to bomb people, not be rude to them."
@sophrapsune
5 жыл бұрын
What an absolutely cracking tale! Zeppelins are such a bizarre mix of elegance, romance and terror.
@DiogenesOfCa
5 жыл бұрын
Can you image being born before, cars, telephones or planes and then having one of these monsters bombing you at midnight?
@MegaTang1234
5 жыл бұрын
"OI, Got A License for that Zeppelin!"
@nicholasbollinger335
5 жыл бұрын
Literally the most polite taking of war prisoners ever
@c1ph3rpunk
5 жыл бұрын
Why, excuse me kind sir, might I take you prisoner this good night? Why yes my man, don’t mind if you do. In fact, we’ll just politely march this way.
@foximacentauri7891
5 жыл бұрын
Back then soilders were gentelmen.
@whelkshuffler
5 жыл бұрын
I bet they had tea and tiffin too.
@notbuster126
5 жыл бұрын
Isn't funny their mission was to bomb and kill their enemy which they did in fact do, but then when they landed, they tried to warn the people around of their plans to burn their ship.
@knutdergroe9757
5 жыл бұрын
Then they turn around and very peacefully surrender..... Sometimes, I have a very had time understanding WWI Officers code of conduct.....
@andysm1964
5 жыл бұрын
went through my mind,also.... war, strange `ol thing!
@m60soldier
5 жыл бұрын
No someone could have gotten hurt
@MrMattumbo
5 жыл бұрын
Men were more honorable back then, same reason they didn't just shoot the bobby when he apprehended them despite knowing it meant their capture and outnumbering him 20-1. Nothing like that could happen today sadly. Despite the brutality of war in those times there was a seemingly universal code that drove military men to enact that brutality only when ordered to, in the absence of those explicit orders (like to bomb civilians) they as individuals and gentlemen were quite restrained, moral, and respectful in their conduct. Though with that said I think most military men today still have this spirit, it's just not as universal nor as eloquent and is often forgotten.
@oceanhome2023
5 жыл бұрын
Yes that is crazy ! Perhaps When you drop your bombs at 20K feet you can’t see your victims its impersonal similar to Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam at 40K feet . On the ground they are all real people
@matthewobrien3527
5 жыл бұрын
This must have seemed like "The War of the Worlds" to Londonners at the time.
@notfunny6369
5 жыл бұрын
"never mind about docks, you just come with me" Lmao Constable Nick what a guy
@ronnysterling7694
5 жыл бұрын
Karlitos Pescador What’s all this then, wearing that rot?
@neilwilson5785
5 жыл бұрын
Not enough girls are christened Zeppelina these days.
@AR_119
5 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video as usual, keep it up 👍🏻
@Useaname
5 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Always fantastic and interesting content.
@pauld9561
5 жыл бұрын
"Where are you going" "we're on a special mission. Hold my schnapps and where are the docks?"
@Roller_Ghoster
5 жыл бұрын
Best war story channel on KZitem. You think you've heard all that there is to hear about WW1 and WW2 until you get the recommendations for Mark's videos.
@neilhellens8956
5 жыл бұрын
My Grandmother told me about the Zeppelin raids.She saw one explode over the East end of London.Everyone was in the Street cheering but she cried for the burning crew.She said some of them jumped in flames.
@anderseriksson6926
5 жыл бұрын
The Zeppelin Blitz on Britain in WW1 is a fascinating and very much overlooked war story, that is very intriguing indeed. Thank you so much, Dr Felton, for remembering a forgotten piece of history that would eventually have great impact on the residents of Guernica, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Dresden, Hanoi etc..
@blitzblutz
5 жыл бұрын
5 tons of bombs?!? That’s a pretty good payload.
@julemandenudengaver4580
5 жыл бұрын
5 tons for that time i massive the gotha he mention at the last csrry 350kg bombs.. ww2 landchester 6.4 tons bombs b52 31 tons of bombs
@ledavalon7118
5 жыл бұрын
@@julemandenudengaver4580 I think you mean Lancaster, it could carry a 22,000 pound grand slam bomb which means its payload was realistically up to 10 tons.
@cjsimmons9294
5 жыл бұрын
Last time I was this early the Soviets and Germans were allies. Zeppelin history during the Great War is so fascinating, thanks for the brilliant story!
@johnbutler7403
4 жыл бұрын
"Zeppelina" - What a name. Hope she wasn't bullied too much at school.
@teufeldritch
5 жыл бұрын
No doubt the scene in the 1930 movie, Hells Angels, where the captain of the zeppelin tries to gain altitude & speed & orders everything that is not essential to be thrown overboard, was inspired by this real life event.
@theeaselrider4032
5 жыл бұрын
I actually knew this story somewhat, but what I din't realize was how fast these big air ships were. They always seem so slow & ponderous whenever you see them on film. But at 100 km/hr, that's moving fast enough it's easy to see why they had a hard time shooting them down.
@wirelessone2986
5 жыл бұрын
Chivalry was alive in WW1 that's for certain.. ...beating on the doors to warn farmers that were his enemy that he was lighting the L-33 on fire.I edited to say and the Germans respected an unarmed Bobby.. definitely a different era.
@tritop
5 жыл бұрын
Chivalry ? They bombed Civilians and they knew it; they had to be shot; and I am german
@messerschmittbolkow5606
5 жыл бұрын
250 hp was as a lot at that time.
@jive3341
5 жыл бұрын
The ship didn't get spotted until the policeman realized that it wasn't a giant hotdog in the sky
@snowflakemelter1172
5 жыл бұрын
" any volunteers to pilot ze giant bag of highly flammable gas over Engerland " " Ya , vot could go wrongs " ?
@buggs9950
5 жыл бұрын
"..charged tuppence for a glimpse." Bloody hell that sums our country up doesn't it?
@howiebouthat3435
5 жыл бұрын
Heya Mark. Soz I was a dipstick with my last comment. Had a tough day but no excuse. Your work is great.
@christosvoskresye
5 жыл бұрын
This really sounds like something from H.G. Wells.
@oldschoolgreentube
5 жыл бұрын
Special Constable Nicholas was a badass.
@oliversmith9200
5 жыл бұрын
Zeppelina! I guess there have always been parents who were creatively venturous in naming their offspring.
@kfeltenberger
5 жыл бұрын
You are an amazing narrator and storyteller, Mark. Well done...you bring history alive.
@Horizon344
5 жыл бұрын
@3.14 - There were Anti-Aircraft searchlights stationed at Esher in my neighbourhood in WW1 - interesting. More WW1 films please.
@HERMOSABEACHGUY
5 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine the days when a zepplin buzzing overhead meant you had to run for cover? Where I live, the GoodYear blimp flies overhead daily.
@kstreet7438
5 жыл бұрын
Lol where do you live?
5 жыл бұрын
an interesting side note, zeppelins and blimps are not the same thing, you in Akron oh? if so look into a guy named karl arnstein....he came from prague and lived in akron, he was a very instrumental designer of zeppelin tech. his history is interesting.
@Exodon2020
5 жыл бұрын
Zeppelins and Blimbs are similar but not exactly the same technology. While Zeppelins have a metal skeleton allowing for usage of the main hull for storage and other purposes by having multiple seperated Gas cells Blimbs are completely inflatable, have only a single gas cell and thus their entire Payload needs to be carried underneath. IMO Zeppelins are the superior Tech when it comes to larger Airships - simply for the reason of redundancy by having multiple gas cells. If Z-33 was built like a blimb she would have crashed right above London
@stefanschleps8758
5 жыл бұрын
Is anyone else giving Mark a thumbs up before you even watch his video's ? As soon as I see what it is about, hear the theme music. And its thumbs up time. I haven't seen him make a bad video yet. Keep up the great research Mark. Viele Danke.
@PhilKelley
5 жыл бұрын
Five tons of bombs! That's amazing for 1916. Thanks for posting this. Lots of good stuff in the video.
@Mondo762
5 жыл бұрын
I love WW1 stories, keep them coming.
@AR-jx6wr
5 жыл бұрын
Special Constable Nicholas certainly deserved the lions share of credit for the capture. One man against 21 Germans says a lot about his character.
@paoloviti6156
5 жыл бұрын
I didn't know this story, as always you are doing a great job! Keep going on like this!
@sarjim4381
5 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Zeppelins the length of a heavy cruiser. It seems like the very size of the R class should have made them an easy target for antiaircraft guns, and that was the case as directors improved their accuracy.
@John77Doe
5 жыл бұрын
Sar Jim They should have had Kamikaze zeppelins. The hydrogen fuel cells have more potential for urban destruction than a 5 ton bomb load. 😐😐😐😐😐😐
@foximacentauri7891
5 жыл бұрын
I wish such big zeppelins still existed today. It would be so awesome to see such a thing as big as a cloud flying over your house.
@khuret1773
5 жыл бұрын
I am watching Liverpool vs Tottenham Now this comes up....Fantastic
@SenChandan
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent video clips and narrative! Thank you...
@markedwards5106
5 жыл бұрын
There is a excellent book called' The First Blitz' by Ian Castle. It covers the first Zeppelin attacks on London in 1915 and then the Gotha and the massive Staaken Giant bombers in 1917 as the waged war against the civilian population. Excellent read if you would like to know more. I really enjoy your videos, Mark and I have learnt so much on war history with your informative and highly entertaining presentation.
@fortis3686
5 жыл бұрын
Think you can do a video on the Dieppe Raid? It’s basically Canada’s version of Gallipoli, except it’s during ww2
@oceanhome2023
5 жыл бұрын
As Stalin kept screaming for an invasion, the image of Dieppe would come to mind for all Brits . To Stalin who cared less for his troops he would lose more than that in a week of none Strategic battles
@michaelrs8010
5 жыл бұрын
Another great video. One thing I appreciate in the running commentary is the immediate conversion of metric units into "traditional". I mean if it wasn't done and something was that important to me I could do the conversion myself, but it's nice have it at hand to form an immediate mental picture.
@John77Doe
5 жыл бұрын
Zeppelina Williams. 😂😂😂😂😂
@knutdergroe9757
5 жыл бұрын
Only farmer's could think of that name. God Bless Her.
@aussievaliant4949
5 жыл бұрын
Zeppelina Williams?! Remarkable.
@oceanhome2023
5 жыл бұрын
That’s a whole lotta Love !
@youmaus
5 жыл бұрын
The fighter interception was no small feat....at the limit of it's ceiling just the recoil of the Lewis gun would cause an aeronautic stall and instant loss of altitude of anywhere from 1000 to 3000 feet before you could climb back up for another go at it....meanwhile defenders on a relatively stable gun platform would give it back with air cooled Maxim guns with better range and larger calibur.....very brave man to run that gauntlet.
@ethanhatcher5533
5 жыл бұрын
I would really enjoy a video on Lydia Litvyak, the highest scoring female fighter ace
@oceanhome2023
5 жыл бұрын
I rewatched this video with “Stairway to Heaven “ playing in the background
@ronnysterling7694
5 жыл бұрын
Ron Lawson haa good one
@ronnysterling7694
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve been studying WW1 lately, I am stunned by the scale of it. Soldiers’ accounts on the ground stated the noise was a solid constant thing. No single rifle reports, no voices, only a deafening and solid block of noise, day after day after day after day....... unimaginable
@thejamunit2835
5 жыл бұрын
This guy is a legend. Thanks for this story. Proud of those two policemen, especially the special constable. Real men!!
@JackG79
5 жыл бұрын
Can u imagine how awesome life back then must have been. Imagine only a handful of years after manned flight was invented a thing the size of a Zeppelin flies over your town and blocks out the sun? That must have been a feeling like no other. Like aliens were patrolling above.
@frankwhite3406
5 жыл бұрын
A most interesting episode indeed, with a happyish ending! I am going to visit the famous Dolphin pub in London which was hit in a Zeppelin raid , it's Clock stopping at the moment the Zeppelin bomb went off. Which can still be seen today.
@vladdrakul7851
5 жыл бұрын
Another great day. Another video from Mark who talks like a BBC reporter in the 1970's when TV was good (Word at War). Wonderful as usual.
@bowrudder899
5 жыл бұрын
Mark, I love your obscure trivia, such as the detail about "Zeppelina".
@rickmoreno6858
5 жыл бұрын
please More WW1 stuff! There isnt enough WW1 history! PLEASE!
@PtolemyJones
5 жыл бұрын
Does anyone here remember a ridiculous movie from (I believe) the seventies, when a gigantic Zeppelin flew to England, to steal the Magna Carta, because without it, the British government would collapse! Hehehe... unbelievable.
@joshbrownphotos5085
5 жыл бұрын
Please could you do a video on the bombardment of Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool I would love more people to know about this part of world war 1 and also please keep up the good work your videos are really amazing and are helping me through my Cold War gcse
@jamiesworkshop3198
5 жыл бұрын
Such a precursor to events of WWII. History is much more interesting than anything a writer of fiction could dream up!
@hooliator
5 жыл бұрын
A single unarmed bobby walks up to 22 (armed?) German airmen and essentially says "nope, you're coming with me." And they went with him.
@FixedFace
5 жыл бұрын
what were they supposed to do? kill the bobby, blend in with the locals, travel to london and buy a ticket back home?
@FixedFace
5 жыл бұрын
stupid me, “steal a ship” is the correct answer :-)
@absentmindedprof
5 жыл бұрын
Could you make a video about the story of the Wilhelm Gustloff? Thank-you!
@tardis9905
5 жыл бұрын
Fascinating history lesson! Thanks again for taking the time to make, and post on KZitem.
@williammiller8317
5 жыл бұрын
I didn't know the Zeppelins attacked like this, thanks Mark for another great video!
@rickmoreno6858
5 жыл бұрын
im just fascinated with the 1st World War
@Timotheus157
5 жыл бұрын
German military history. Love it. Great for movies.
@graeme3023
5 жыл бұрын
*_"There's smoke, and there's flames, now, and the frame is crashing to the ground, not quite to the mooring mast. Oh, the humanity, and all the passengers screaming around here! I told you; it - I can't even talk to people, their friends are on there! Ah!_*
@scarakus
5 жыл бұрын
You forgot the most important, Most famous, and longest lived Zeppelin of them all, Led Zeppelin!
@davidduffy6685
5 жыл бұрын
In the 1990’s I enjoyed the rare privilege of working with a gentleman who was in London at the time of these raids. Obviously he carried some years (he was in his 90’s) yet he could still tabulate a column of figures by running his finger down the page, he did this quickly and without error. He was a true gentleman and to have shared an office with him, it was an honour.
@chiliprepper7678
5 жыл бұрын
Another good yarn. Thank you!
@robinbrowne5419
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. That's interesting. And kind of humorous too. I could just see the constable arresting the 22 Germans. I wonder if he was armed. I'm pretty sure they would have been. And ironic too. I mean they were there to bomb Britain, yet they warned the villagers of the airship's destruction. Oh for the days when there was at least some chivalry in warfare.
@manilajohn0182
5 жыл бұрын
Another outstanding video. I look forward to the Gothas...
@mikeeberhardt9172
5 жыл бұрын
Germany: “We have the greatest air ships in the world!” Britain: “Anyone have a match”?
@quillmaurer6563
5 жыл бұрын
Interesting that the skipper tried to warn villagers that he was about to blow something up, considering his job was to bomb British people. I guess once downed, he thought less of warfare and more of everyone surviving - his own and his "enemies."
@zoesdada8923
5 жыл бұрын
"Never mind about docks, you just come along with me."
@jdavison8551
5 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my favourite “Dad’s Army “ episode. Another fascinating tale, perfect you tube content.
@DataWaveTaGo
5 жыл бұрын
At 8:16 Smith being immediately promoted... I say, promote the Germans for being orderly, peaceful and marching as ordered into captivity. ;)
@Axgoodofdunemaul
5 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see this story done as an episode of "Dad's Army." Thanks for the wonderful story.
@kevanmallison8610
5 жыл бұрын
Oh this was England! Wonderful, wonderful England.
@juniorocicat9573
5 жыл бұрын
I'm always amazed by your level of research and video, very interesting.
@scourgex1479
5 жыл бұрын
Is there any chance that you could cover JV 44; The Squadron of Experts
@rexluminus9867
5 жыл бұрын
Wow! * Great story, so interesting. Thank You again.
@versatec1
5 жыл бұрын
I can't believe that this dude the captain knocked on people's doors to warn them that he was going to blow the ship what an absolutely outstanding human being
@billcallahan9303
5 жыл бұрын
A Gentleman War....at least this part was! Fantastic report Mark!
@scottleft3672
5 жыл бұрын
I'm glad BF1 puts historic events like this on the map, and people like Mark do the hard work of finding all the relevant clips...otherwise no millenial would even know, let alone give a shit about..." istry n stuff'....history used to be a reason to go to school, now it's a mere "elective'.
@DanGoodShotHD
5 жыл бұрын
Chivalry among men. Dead today
@Kettenhund31
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Mark, but you neglected to mention that the Midlands were also attacked by Zeplins.
@jackofswords7
5 жыл бұрын
How's that for irony? Bombs civilians in towns and cities then tries to warn rural civilians that he is about to cause a fire near their homes.
@c1ph3rpunk
5 жыл бұрын
I’m getting the impression he was a farmer and didn’t take kindly to city dwellers.
@johnnieireland2057
5 жыл бұрын
Thats so facinating, I didnt know until recently that there were trans Atlantic Zepplin flights, or that they were used for bombing raids in England. wow.
@deonmurphy6383
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a small but interesting tale that would never make it into the history books.
@lil_glock_live4239
5 жыл бұрын
The first maybach
@c1ph3rpunk
5 жыл бұрын
How does one go from bombing Londoners to politely informing the countryside of the impending fireball? Seems he had something against city folk?
@bigniper
5 жыл бұрын
I believe the Incendiary bullets where called Buckingham's but you had to have Written Permission from your station commander to Load and Use them, and then only against Zeppelins and not enemy aircraft.
@manbunnmcfanypakjustacoolg4965
5 жыл бұрын
Steadily becoming my favorite KZitem channel. 👍👍👍
@andysm1964
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this great tale from my area...as a footnote,there is i believe a memorial to a Zepp crew that perished in 1916 in the church yard of ,Great Burstead,Essex
@MarkFeltonProductions
5 жыл бұрын
I'm from Colchester originally - I've known about the L-33 since I was a child and cycled out to Little Wigborough to see the spar in the church.
@LV_CRAZY
5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting story, fascinating adventure. It's sad that sane rational human beings kill each other over such stupid political differences...
@barnabyg6808
5 жыл бұрын
Bloody hell, I suppose back then people really were gents, letting enemy civilians know you’re about to light a huge hydrogen balloon
@MarAntTheOG
5 жыл бұрын
Wow. Never even knew about this.
@conspiracyscholor7866
5 жыл бұрын
Zepplin. A massive object being suspended in mid air without utilizing aerodynamics and pressure. The Germans always were the favorites of the Dorhadi Confederation, of the star system 'HD 139461/139460.' Word has it that's where Herman Goering ended his days, but I'm sure Mr. Felton knows all about that..
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