Hindenburg :: World War II History

HindenburgWas the Hindenburg disaster a result of profane committed by the opponents of the Nazi organization? Did a bolt of lightning jar against the zeppelin? Or was one of the most devastating accidents in air power history nothing but a cunningly planned indemnification fraud? Over 60 years ago, airships were the queens of the skies. In the earliest 1900s, a stubborn, yet brilliant German count, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, took keen engage in balloon flights and was devoted to the design and construction of airships. At first, he had more difficulties and setbacks but soon his airships were able to accommodate passengers as well. This light vehicle will later be known as a zeppelin. Blimps and zeppelins were very different. For example, blimps did not have an internal frame whereas the zeppelin had a skeleton which supported the gas bags. During the first World War, German zeppelins were utilise to bomb London from the air. Thus, they earned the name of monsters of th e purple twilight. Although their bombs damaged English cities, the zeppelins would often fly kill course, miss their targets or be press stud down by British planes. By the end of the war, so many German zeppelins have been lost that these high altitude warships were declared nugatory as war machines. To boost spirit, the Germans even made a melody for it. Of course, I cant read German so Ill just read off the translation Zeppelin, flieg, Hilf uns im krieg, Flieg nach England, England wird abgebrannt, Zeppelin, flieg. Zeppelin, fly, Help us win the war, Fly against England, England will be burned, Zeppelin, fly. The Hindenburg, also known as LZ-129, was one of Nazi Germanys finest airships and was the first airship to provide air service across the Atlantic. In fact, it is the largest and most noble-minded zeppelin ever built. It represented the greatness of the Third Reich and its leader, Hitler. Construction began in autumn of 1931 but the Zeppelin Company ran out of money for the gigantic project and stopped. Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933 and quickly realized that a gargantuan airship could be used to spread the propaganda of the new government so the Nazis provided money and quickly took control of Zeppelin Company. The Hindenburg was complete in 1936 and flew with the exceeding rings painted on its sides that year in honor of the Olympic games in Berlin.