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Germany needed the intestines of more than 3 million cows to wage “total war” against England.
The concept of “total war,” the mass bombing of civilian targets, began in World War I with the Zeppelin bombing of English cities. To prevent gas leaks, the hydrogen bags in the Zeppelins were made of cow guts, whose collagen acted as a natural glue in creating large bags from many intestines. Each of the 13 airships in the German war fleet required intestines from more than a quarter million cows. To reserve the guts for war use, sausage-making was temporarily banned.
The Zeppelins as bombers eventually became obsolete after the English developed special tactics and incendiary bullets to down the airships.
Source: NOVA - Official Website | Zeppelin Terror Attack
If Germans had embraced vegetarianism, the barbarities of total war might have been delayed for many years.
Video preview: Zeppelin Terror Attack Preview | NOVA | PBS
The concept of “total war,” the mass bombing of civilian targets, began in World War I with the Zeppelin bombing of English cities. To prevent gas leaks, the hydrogen bags in the Zeppelins were made of cow guts, whose collagen acted as a natural glue in creating large bags from many intestines. Each of the 13 airships in the German war fleet required intestines from more than a quarter million cows. To reserve the guts for war use, sausage-making was temporarily banned.
The Zeppelins as bombers eventually became obsolete after the English developed special tactics and incendiary bullets to down the airships.
Source: NOVA - Official Website | Zeppelin Terror Attack
If Germans had embraced vegetarianism, the barbarities of total war might have been delayed for many years.
Video preview: Zeppelin Terror Attack Preview | NOVA | PBS
