Was This The Most Dangerous Rescue Mission Of WW1?

In the midst of WW1, one Zeppelin crew was sent on the longest and most dangerous mission yet, a 4000-mile flight to Africa. The plan was to support German troops in the field, but everything went terribly wrong.
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⏱️ Timestamp:
0:00 Why did Germany need to send L59 to Africa?
2:08 The inspiration for the mission
3:33 Preparing the mission
7:08 Building the right airship
13:21 What made L59 so special?
16:36 L59's audacious flight to Africa and its challenges
20:52 A change in orders
22:56 Danger nearly strikes
24:10 A failed mission but a record-breaking flight
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[@MrPh30]

von Lettow Vorbeck is one of best leaders of all armies everywhere, just before the war he helped set up the German EA colony into a self supporting and self factory for basically what need to make from quinine to ropes and all between.

[@FirstDagger]

0:49 "Popularly called Zepplins", they were called Zepplins because they were built by Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, the company founded by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.

[@magnashield8604]

The German commander actually cut ties with his base of operations and then used quick slash attacks on enemy supply lines for the support of his own troops. Von Lettow-Vorbeck had success despite being unsupported and facing a contingent of forces much greater than his own (14,000 to 300,000 at one point.)

[@jean-francoislemieux5509]

Thank you! I've been waiting for someone to tell this story! This almost forgotten war is well depicted in the book "On to kilimanjaro" by brian Gardner. This story would also make a good movie

[@CalibanRising]

I was amazed when I read about it. Definitely a good subject for a movie. Cheers J-F!

[@theswampangel3635]

Great research and a fascinating story.

[@CalibanRising]

Thanks for listening

[@sibre72]

This video deserves a lot of views and likes. Really good work. Fascinating subject.

[@CalibanRising]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

This is bloody fascinating. I applaud your efforts.

[@CalibanRising]

I still can't believe they attempted it. They almost made it too!

[@pascalcoole2725]

What a amazing incredable story

[@searcaig]

Incredible story, many thanks for posting. This would make a great movie.

[@CalibanRising]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@yammo12]

very interesting i didnt know about this well done

[@CalibanRising]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@collinsx62]

Amazing

[@moosifer3321]

WOW! Never heard this before - any more such Gems tucked away awaiting disclosure?

[@CalibanRising]

Yes, I have a growing list that I plan to explore in the future! Thanks for watching.

[@robert506007]

I heard of this one in a fairly basic WW1 Atlas of all books. Amazing they got as far as they did.

[@madisonhasson8981]

I'm in the process of translating the book written by the engineer that put together the whole mission.

[@michaelsuerth1448]

I saw what appeared to be a "crows nest" on the top of the ship. I would have loved to get more info on it. On one picture it looked as if the two man crew were actually standing up while manning machine guns. Looked very dangerous, as if a strong wind would have blown them off. So, if you could give a short report I would appreciate it. Still, I find your presentation impressive and look forward to many more stories!

[@thomasdillon7761]

This story would make a great movie.

[@parrotraiser6541]

In the absence of pressurisation and supplementary oxygen, how did they manage to spend so much time at altitude? Above 10,000' (3km), hypoxia drastically affects human performance. (A fact not very well understood at the time.)

[@madisonhasson8981]

In one case they used chocolate to combat hypoxia.

[@rfarevalo]

They were young and fit. Air crews were men. So they had more hemoglobin in their blood than women who experience hypoxia above 7,000 feet. Male air crews in many countries, including Germany were made to run cardio long distances to develop more red blood cells.

[@charlietango4924]

Interesting story !! Good Work!! As always, i look forward to more postings to come!! 😊

[@CalibanRising]

Thanks CT!

[@welshpete12]

A remarkable story , It is a wonder it's no well known . But wouldn't it make a wonderful movie ?

[@CalibanRising]

I would watch this movie!

[@jackray1337]

How is that caloric con ration spelled? I tried looking it up from the closed caption spelling but did not find it.

[@CalibanRising]

Kaloritkon was how it was spelled in the book.

[@dennismason3740]

Bullet holes will help us land! Wow.

[@patrickwentz8413]

How unlucky

[@jameswebb4593]

I question the validity of some of the altitudes you mention. Unless the gondolas were pressurized , the crew would die through lack of oxygen . During WW1 one of Britain's greatest fighter pilots , James McCudden would with extreme difficulty clamber his way up to 20,000 ft without oxygen , to seek out German two seater recon. aircraft. Upon returning would often be carried out of the cockpit frozen to the marrow , and needing to rest for hours to rid himself of the migraine brought on by oxygen deficiency.

[@rfarevalo]

They were young and fit. Air crews were men. So they had more hemoglobin in their blood than women who experience hypoxia above 7,000 feet. Male air crews in many countries, including Germany were made to run cardio long distances to develop more red blood cells

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[@kennedysingh3916]

Watched from Old Harbour Jamaica and I have learned a lot from your stories. Not many people today knew that airships were also based here at Vernam Field WW2. One such K-52 crashed about 90 miles south of the island 8th July 1944 of which one crew member of the 10 was losted.

[@doktora211]

I dont know how they managed to breathe at 20,000 feet?

[@tobiasfreitag2182]

Ha i knew it!!!

[@CalibanRising]

Yep, you called it man!

[@jonnda]

How do you spell calorietcon? I tried to google this zeppelin food and couldn't find any more information about it. Oh, nevermind, I got it. "Kaloritkon"

[@sibre72]

Surely they could have drunk some of the ballast water if the terrible food made them thirsty?

[@madisonhasson8981]

The ballast water had antifreeze - drinking it would have been deadly.

[@MrPh30]

Oops spoiler alert Wilbur Smith borrowed part of it for his great book " Assegai" .

[@Eruthian]

With "largest airship ever to be built to date" you mean up until then" ? I`m pretty sure the "Hindenburg" was the biggest to ever fly.

[@laco9838]

pretty sure they meant until then

[@CalibanRising]

Yes, I probably should have made that clearer. Thanks for the feedback.

[@billy4072]

Ffs.

[@Eruthian]

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[@chriscarbaugh3936]

I thought the largest was the Graf Zeppelin

[@woudwilder8324]

Just one question, could you use the metric system instead of the inferior imperial system? Which logical man still measures things in feet and stones...

[@c123bthunderpig]

You're using the wrong Airship in your thumbnail. I would think a history channel would do a little more research. Not trolling or complaing . Good video otherwise.

[@CalibanRising]

Yes I'm aware of that. I really struggled to find images that I could legally use and that were aesthetically pleasing.

[@dave8599]

seems to me food can be heated using engine heat from the exhaust or coolant.