When Germany torpedoed the Lusitania on May 7, 1915, killing 1,198 (including 128 Americans), the US and UK publicly denied the ship carried military cargo, calling it an unprovoked attack on civilians. In reality, the Lusitania's hold contained 4.2 million rifle rounds, 5,000 shrapnel shell casings, and 3,240 percussion fuses — all listed on a cargo manifest that was hidden from the public. Divers later recovered live ammunition from the wreck. The sinking was instrumentalized to shift American public opinion toward entering WWI.
The RMS Lusitania was secretly carrying 173 tons of war munitions when Germany sank it, killing 1,198 — a fact both the US and UK denied for decades
“The Lusitania was carrying significant quantities of war munitions. Both the British and American governments covered up the military cargo to maximize outrage over the sinking.”
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“The Lusitania was an unarmed passenger vessel carrying no military cargo. Germany's attack was an act of piracy against innocent civilians.”
— British Admiralty / Cunard Line · May 1915
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“The Lusitania was an unarmed passenger vessel carrying no military cargo. Germany's attack was an act of piracy against innocent civilians.”
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