Sujet
The crew of HMS 'Vindictive' celebrating the Zeebrugge Raid on 23 April 1918. Artist: Unknown
Légende
The crew of HMS 'Vindictive' celebrating the Zeebrugge Raid on 23 April 1918. The Zeebrugge Raid was an attack carried out by the Royal Navy on the Belgian port of Zeebrugge, used by the occupying Germans as a base for their submarines. An ageing cruiser, HMS Vindictive was used to land 200 troops at the entrance to the Bruges Canal, their mission being to neutralise the German shore batteries. The ship was badly damaged by the German guns when the smokescreen generated to conceal her was dispersed by unexpected winds. The raid was presented by Allied propagandists as a success but in reality it only disrupted German operations for a matter of days.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1918
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C13_268
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
90,1Mo (2,8Mo) / 56,1cm x 40,3cm / 6625 x 4755 (300dpi)