The German Naval Raid on Zanzibar, 1914 ⚓World War 1 at Sea

September 1914. As the First World War unfolded, a little-known but pivotal encounter transpired in the Indian Ocean—The Battle of Zanzibar. Here, the German Kaiserliche Marine clashed with the British Royal Navy, and the fate of two cruisers and their respective Navies' presence in East Africa hung in the balance.

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[okanolin]

It's unfortunate, you left out an important aspect of Königsberg here.
namely that the Königsberg's guns and their crew continued to play an important role until the end of the war in German East Africa.
Under Paul von Lettow Vorbeck, the Cannons and the crew of the Königsberg helped the German troops there to survive the war until the end of 1918 without supplies from home; they were the only German colonial troops who were not defeated

[sftommy]

When trapped in the delta, the Germans also removed some of the ships guns to establish shore defenses.

[argunaut]

The story of the loss of the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney in a battle with the German raider HSK Kormoran was one of Australia's worst naval disasters. It would make a great addition to your current WWI naval series (loving it!).

[jamesbarca]

Excellent video, just the right length too.
And your comment section is a wealth of knowledge.

[lucianoleonetti]

The Konigsberg main guns were not lost with the destruction of the ship: one of the ten Konigsberg 105 mm guns, together with a 88 mm gun that Konigsberg had to equip auxiliary vessels were used as main weapons for the Graf Goetzen a merchant ship transformed in auxiliary warship, operating in Lake Tanganika. Scuttled after the fall of Kigoma, Graf Goetzen was later recovered and is still working as a ferry as MV Liemba.
Other guns were used by German colonial troops; The munts were built in a Dar Es Salaam mechanical workshop.

[MarcusAgrippa]

Admiral Von Spee was an excellent naval officer the battle of coronel one of his shining moments, although he understood that his days were now numbered because the British would come after him with everything they could throw at him.
And they did just that.

[kylevictorwilliams]

I'm loving this new series. It's your best work yet. Keep it up.

[metinabay]

Such coverage of barely mentioned engagements around the globe truly makes you understand why it is called a World War. Outstanding content!

[KHK]

Great work as always! Love these naval battle videos!

[MarcusAgrippa]

I really hope that you can make an in depth series on WW1 and ww2 naval battles (or any other war from the age of sail onward) similar to your Fredrick the Great series!
Thanks for what you do!

[danielsantiagourtado]

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[danielsantiagourtado]

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[ArchonShon]

Great job HoH! Hope you are having a good holidays.

[mohammedsaysrashid]

It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage video about German Empire Naval forces during WW1 and Zenzibar naval offensive operations... thank you (House of history) channel

[cunningplan]

I can recommend reading "Battle for the Bundu" by Paul Miller. It´s the amazing story of Von Lettows elusive defence campaign i German East Africa. The Königsberg story is a part of it, and told in great detail.
As a Dane, I have also read Safari from Hell, which is the story of the "Kronborg" a supply ship which the Germans disguised as a Danish merchant ship in all details including a Danish crew. The South of Jutland was German from 1864-1920, so the Germans could easily pick Danish-speaking men from here and enlist them.

[wileyjackson]

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Keep up the great work. I look forward to your videos every week.

[dadequalcustody]

As a teacher my students enjoyed this video. Thank you.

[gene]

I would like to learn about the high seas fleet in the East (Baltic Sea) and the ultimate capture of Riga.

[Malbeefance]

The only thing more dangerous than the pre-21st century German warrior on the attack is the pre-21st century German warrior on the defense.

[matthewzito]

I'm a little disappointed that you made no mention of P.J. Pretorius and the role he and his men played in locating the SMS Konigsberg.