TWO LONG RAIDS ON BERLIN
Kiel, Frankfurt-On-Main And Bremen Also Attacked
Targets In
In Capital Systematically
Bombed In Force
"AN ATTACK ON A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT TARGETS IN - THE BERLIN AREA, INCLUDING RAILWAYS, FACTORIES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES," WAS MENTIONED IN AN R.A.F. COM- MUNIQUE YESTERDAY DESCRIBING SUNDAY NIGHT'S ACTI- VITIES.
Smaller forces of the R.A.F. bombed the
inland port of Frankfurt-on-Main and neigh- STEFANI
bouring targets, while the Kiel shipyards and Bremen were also attacked.
GIVES IT
The communique adds that during the A WEEK
course of the operations R.A.F. bombers ob- -served two enemy merchant vessels off the French coast and attacked, scoring direct hits on both. No British aircraft are missing.
Amplifying the communique. ↑ the Air Ministry news service says that railway communications munition factories and
power
plants were attacked by British heavy bombers which were over Berlin on Sunday night and the early hours of Monday morning.
first
The
of our
bombers reached Berlin just before p.m. Despite cloud, some of the pliots in the early raids found | what they were seeking, imme diately while others had to make their way to alternative
targets.
Nevertheless our
pilots recog
nised and attacked several factor-
les and railway targets.
Second Series
Next series of raids began at 3 am. and lasted well over an hour.' The weather was then much bel- ter and visibility excellent,
Power stations, rallway Junc- tions and goodsyards were now the chief objectives.
A stick of heavy high explosive bombs fell right in the centre of a railway junction and immediate- ly started fires which were still increasing as our aircraft left.
At another junction, where some of the heaviest bombs were dropped, there were bursts all along the sidings.
LLOYD GEORGE
VISITS NO. 10
Members of the Benedic ine Community at Prinknash Monastery near Gloucester, have ploughed up thirty acres of land and are now busy harvesting the potato crop. Photo shows the monks collecting po atoes. (Copyright, Fox).
BLINDED,
*The battle in Libya HE LANDED
will last for another
week," announced Ste-PLANE
fani, the official Italian agency, yesterday.
NO RESPECT FOR ALLY
GERMAN SOLDIERS .IN BRUSSELS SALUTE BELGIAN RESERVE OFFICERS RETURN-
AN R.A.F. PILOT WHO HAD ING FROM PRISON CAMPS "Italian troops, with those in FLOWN FOUR MACHINES IN BUT DO NOT SALUTE ITALIAN' reserve, are enough to meet the A DAY AND BROUGHT DOWN AIR FORCE -OFFICERS, AC- situation," it went on-apparently FOUR GERMANS, WAS CORDING TO THE FREE BEL- in reply to speculation as to whe- WOUNDED IN THE EYE BY AGIAN NEWS AGENCY IN LON- ther or not Italy would risk send- BULLET.
PON YESTERDAY. ing reinforcements there.
Stefani also praises the British who only a short while ago were "decadent" and "on the verge of YESTER-collapse"--and says:-
MR. LLOYD GEORGE CALLED ON MR. CHURCHILL AT 10, DOWNING STREET,
DAY.
"We are proud to fight against He remained with Minister for some time.-Reuter, tish Empire."-Reuter.
the Prime such imposing forces of the Bri-
NOW
FALL OF TEPELINI
REGARDED IMMINENT
AS
Another Italian general has been taken
by the Greeks in the fighting in Albania,
An Athens report vesterday said that a general, a colonel and other officers had been taken prisoner or fell in battle during the cap- of black smoke ture of a height in the southern sector. An-
Cloud Of Smoke
A great cloud
rose high in the air while debris
was flung even higher by the ex- other height of strategic importance was also
plosions.
Two large fires were started taken.
at one power station.
Smaller forces of bombers at-
tacked the west harbour at Frank- furt, where there is a great co'- lection of warehouses,
factories,
grain elevators and oil plants, for well over two hours.
The free port of Bremen was also attacked.-Reuter.
Tantalising Moon
Right across Ge.many the sky. had bean clear but when within. Your miles of Berlin pilots came into cloud which thickened as they flew over the city.
During these early raids som pilots were tantalised by a bright
EXCUSES
PROVIDED
IN ADVANCE
The Greeks are maintaining 'pressure ut all other points and are attacking with violence.
Many prisoners are being taken, together with considerable quanti- ties of war, materials,
One report from the front says that reinforcements from Italy are flung straight into battle without preliminary organisation -a possible indication, of Italian weakening.
The Italians are Anding it in- `creasingly difficult to make full use of the port of 'Valona, which is being raided incessantly by the
"The greatest colonial RAF. Much damage is reported battle in history," is how to have been caused and the sup- moon which seemed to be wait. "Giornale d'Italia" yester- pr problem is causing the Italians them if only the clouds would operations ing to light up the ground for day described the military
part at the right moment,
North
grave anxiety,
A further Greek advance to ward Tepelini ia reported, and the fall of this Important:town in_ngw\regarded an imminent, The Greeks are moving to out Significantly emphasising Bri-Bank the Italian line of defence in tish strength in North Africa, the this sector. Reuter. newspaper declared: "The British Command has launched in battle 300,000 men from the four corners
The bulletin proceeds: Despite | Africa. these obstacles our pilots, recog- hised" and "attacked "several fac-" tories and railway targets, British Wireless.
A.F. OFFICER
*PRISONER
Pilot-Officer Leslie Frederick Gregory is a prisoner of war in Italy, it was announced in Roms, says Reuter
of the Empire and 800 armoured cors and tanks." ".
calculation."
Replying to a question by ah
*It adds: "With such powerful American journalist, who spoke means the most powerful. Empire of the advantages to Britain of a in the world believes it can ren- separate peace with Italy, der hora-de-combat one of the "Giornale d'Italia" declared: peoples of the Axis:
“Italy is unshakeably at its fight- "Evente in the next few days ling post and won't will prove1⁄4hla-la an erroneous Reutor,
He hovered over his aerodrome and asked permission to bale out.
'This was granted,
Although Belgian prisoners of svar are now being released their retum is taking a long time. #1
Whe agency also reports that food shops in Belgium are closed But thinking that some one else owing to the shortage of supplies could use the machine If he were and it is believed local authori- upabic to do so, he made a per-ties will have to undertake the fect landing.
distribution of primary foodstuffs. And then he fell unconscious Reuter. from the plane.
Air-Marshal, Sir Anthur S. Barratt told this story during a talk with aircraft workers in a south-east area.
Colony William J. Donovan has arrived in Britain by air from Lis- hon and is in London-Reuter
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