The Bombardment of Scarborough 1914
In this profusely illustrated presentation, Keith Johnson takes a close look at the town of Scarborough and how it suffered at the hands of the German Navy when it was bombarded on 16 December 1914.
The Bombardment of Scarborough was a raid by the German Navy on December 16, 1914, which targeted the undefended Yorkshire seaside towns of Scarborough, Whitby, and Hartlepool. Over 500 shells from German battleships, including the Derfflinger and Von der Tann, hit Scarborough in about 30 minutes, causing extensive damage and killing 17 inhabitants.
The attack, the first on British soil in World War I, caused widespread panic, outrage in Britain, and spurred a recruitment campaign under the slogan "Remember Scarborough".
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