Bombing of Paris by Zeppelins
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Date
January 29, 1916
Type
World
Author
smithsheep
Location
Paris,
Ile-de-France,
France
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During World War I, German Zeppelins conducted their first bombing raid on Paris on January 29, 1916. The airships dropped bombs on the city's Belleville and Ménilmontant neighborhoods.
Warfare Evolution: The attack killed 26 civilians and marked a new era of aerial warfare, bringing the terror of the front lines directly to the civilian population of a major capital city.