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Zeebrugge mole fight: marines charging along the mole, 1918
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Zeebrugge mole fight: marines charging along the mole, 1918
The Zeebrugge mole fight: HMS Vindictives marines charging along the mole, bomb a German destroyer. After escalating the parapet and dropping down to the mole itself: the gas-masked and steel-helmeted marines flinging hand grenades into one of the German destroyers that were attacked at their moorings alongside the mole wall. Date: 1918
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Action Attacking Belgian Charging Destroyers Destroying Fight Grenades Marines Masks Mole Raid Throwing Vindictive Zeebrugge
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This evocative photograph captures the intense moment during the Zeebrugge Raid of 1918, as British marines from HMS Vindictive charge along the mole towards a line of German destroyers moored in the Belgian port. The marines, clad in gas masks and steel helmets, have scaled the parapet and dropped down onto the mole itself, readying themselves to engage the enemy. In the foreground, one marine is seen throwing a hand grenade into one of the destroyers, the explosion visible in the background. The Zeebrugge Raid, also known as the First Battle of Zeebrugge, was a daring amphibious operation carried out by the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines to prevent the German Navy from using the port as a base for raids against Allied shipping in the English Channel. The raid took place on the night of April 23, 1918, and resulted in the destruction of several German destroyers and the disruption of their naval operations. This powerful image offers a glimpse into the bravery and determination of the soldiers involved in this pivotal moment in World War I history.
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