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Tanks, Troops, And Petrol Dumps Destroyed
HARASSING OPERATIONS BY R.A.F. CONTINUE
LONDON, June 9 (Reuter)-An Air Ministry bulletin issued to-day states that from nightfall until shortly before dawn this morning, heavy bombers of the R.A.F. were almost continuous in their action against military objectives in Germany and the battle zone in northern France.
Enemy reinforcements which were moving up towards the line of the Somme offensive were bombed and harassed by machine-gun fire..
GALLANTRY
Ammunition dumps were destroyed and lines of communica, REWARDED
tion in many parts of the back areas bombing attacks.
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were cut by low-level
key-tacks on oll storage tanks in Ghent,
Brilliant Foats By
R.A.F. Recalled LONDON, June 9 (Reuter),--- Gallantry displayed in flying operations against the enemy is recognised in a list of awards are now published.
Railway junctions at
Extensive damage was done and points between the Rhonish many fires were started. Prussian and Belgian frontier All the Allied aireraft engaged in these night operations returned safe- were attacked. Goods waggony. were set alight. tunnels were Our fighters yesterday shot down blocked and rail traffle dis-len enemy aircraft, including seven
bombers. Two of our aircraft organised.
missing.
A
Abbeville Attacked.
It includes the D.S.O. for Acting bulletin issued by the Air Minis-Flight Lieutenant James Anthony On the Somme front, Abbeville was try states that eight ILA.F. Hurricane Leathart who, during May, led his
large number of heavily attacked soon after dark by lighters, patrolling the fighting zone squadron on a
patrols over northern a section of heavy bombers, Two over France yesterday, met a forma- offensive direct hits were scared on the main ilon of 20 Heinkel 111 bombers and France. railway bridge. One end of the shot down six of them. bridge was completely deme
the
| Cloned.
On one occasion an attack was demolished.
Ten Messerschmitt 109 fighters, made on a formation of 60 enemy company with his In the second raid on the town, two which were escorting
enemy aircraft. In hours later, the main roads were hit bombers, were unable to give them squadron, Flight Lieutenant Leathart 15 Messerschmitts and with high explosive bombs. One tlfective protection against the attack shot down
and one Messers-possibly one Heinkel. 3 salvo apparently struck an ammun- by the Hurricanes. One tlon store for after the bomb had schmitt was ales shot down. Two of Junkers 80 during the period men- burst there was a terrific explosion our Hurricanes are missing.
Other Decorations which it up the town and violently Troop Convoys Raked rocked the aircraft above it,
PARIS, June 9 (Reuter).---An Air Distinguished Flying Crosses are Ministry communique states A.A. Battery Destroyed
awarded to Squadron Leader George working in close co-operation with Campbell Tomlinson, Flight Lieu- In an attack on St. Valery, which land forces, our night aircraft crews tenant Adolph Oysbert Malan, Flight Is eight miles west of Alibarille, the
road bridge over the held of violent battle now proceed
concentrated their actions on the railway and Somme estuary were repeatedly hit. ing. One salvo of bombs burst on top of
They vigorously and repeatedly un A.A. battery which was defend-attacked important centres of com- ing the bridge.
A parachute flare dropped after the attack showed that the northern Spa of the
completely bridge htt collapsed,
Enemy troops and supply columns were also wells, were attacked as forests and woods where the enemy forces Fought cover.
Bombs were dropped on a column of heavy vehicles In the forest of
struck bombs Boulern. The ammunition lorry which blew up and set the woods ablaze.
in
that
munication as well as troop convoys in the sectors of Laon, Peronne and St. Quentin.
Acting Flight Lieutenant William Arinu Toyne, Lieutenant Robert Roland Stanford Tuck and Pilot Officer John Laurence Allen.
The Distinguished Flying Medal is awarded to Sergeant James William. Bristel Phillips,
Leader Tomlinson's Squadron Great fires were observed after the aquadron destroyed 13 enemy aircraft attacks of our bomber squadrons. and damaged a further nine in raids
On enerny-occupled points, harass-over Holland and Brussels. ing of columns, supply convoys and
Flight Lieutenant Tuck's squadron armoured throughout the day by bomba and 50 aircraft respectively over north- engaged enemy formations of 60 and machine-guns.
One single group ot bombers en France and shot down 10 enemy.
aircraft and possibly another 24. dropped more than 30 tons of explo sives on the enemy.
units was
continued
All the aircraft returned to their
Our fighter und assault planes con- their destructive action armoured units and enemy
bases. Patrol Dumps In Flames After a salvo of bombs had been dropped in the Bois de Chimay, aUnued series of explosions occurred as the against ammunitions or petrol dumps went tanks, up in flames.
Tonk
Appeal To The Old Guard
Tanks Suffer Heavily The road and railway junctions
concentrations have been French Ex-Servicemen. from Amiens to Charleville, in the destroyed and motorised columns Valenciennes, in the were attacked, made to turn back and south, and to
Asked To Assist dispersed by intensive air attacks of north, were attacked.
Eight direct hits were registered our aviation.
PARIS, June 9 (Reuter).-A it junction
These actions were railway
In executed Un the Charleville, The main line
track perfect co-operation with the opera- message to all French ex-service- warehouses
de- tions.
men to join was wrecked, the
the Territorial molished and petrol dumps were Our fighter groups, while attack-Guard which is now being form. ulight.
Ing motorised forces, simultaneously led to fight fifth column activity ensured protection from alr attack has been made by M. Riviere, and engaged in numerous combats.
Many enemy aircraft were brought Minister
Ex-Servicemen's down by French fighters and ariil- Pensions.
ery. The exact number cannot yet be established.
set
were
The railway sidings, which crowded with loaded goods waggons, were left blazing.
At Valenciennes, an oil storage plant was bombed and exploded The flames rose 500 feet and were visible fifty miles away. A pall of black smoke 7,000 feet high covered! the area within few minutes.
Raids On German Towns
Daylight Attacks
for
Is appeal was to those who, on the grounds of disability through wounds or age, have been prevented LONDON, June 9 (Reuter).—An from taking their part in the war. Alr Ministry communique describes Many of them have written to him daylight air attacks behind enemyusking how best they can be of use.
Example Of Vigilance
In Germany, the marshalling yardstines in France. near Essen; Duren and Euskirchen The bulletin states that chemy
were bombed and fires started,
transport columns were scattered The answer is by setting on A large convoy of vehicles near and flung Into confusion, lines of example of vigilance. Wavre, south-east of Brussels, was tanks heavily bombed, armoured They must counter-attack the zigns machine-gunned and in 20 minutes fears and motor forries reduced by impatience and suppress wild was reduced to a state of choos.
direct hits to twisted wreckage, and rumours by rumour-mongers.
The enemy occupied aerodromes at marching troops machine-gunned Their past has given them authority Abbeville and Endhouen in Holland when British bambers ranged over to do this. They must not fall to use were also raided last night. A fierce the German right wing on the Bresic this authority so that all through! Are was scen to break out at the and the Somme delivering a series of France, there will be only one whi
shallow and deep dive-bombing pt will resist, and one sentiment, the
confidence of final victory.
Volunteers, he continued, were cavalry
Abbeville aerodrome,
Saturday's Operations tacks. LONDON, June 9. (Reuter)-An). A delachment' of German Air Ministry" communique issued" 10" with "Thisporty, encountered south-headed in every town and village. day states that throughout Saturday, of Nampsnuval, stampeded in all By placing themselves at the disposal medium bombers of the RAF, con- directions when bombers approached. of the military authorities, the French tinued their attacks.
One hundred Incendiary bombs, ex-servicemen will be helping thele They attacked the enemy lines of were dropped by shallow-diving sons to save France. communication, including road june- bombers on
petrol dump D Wood Abbeville. There was
a tre-
tions and river crossing behind the near explosion and the wood was thought it would be a waste of bomba
mendous
fighting fronts,
Troop concentrations and columna left a reging mass of flames.
of armoured fighting vehteles were
also bombed.
Two of our aircraft are missing.
These operations were continued during the night,
Tanks Go Up In Flames
LONDON, June
(Reuter)
to drop any more in the cauldron.
Obtained Procito Rosults
The glare of the dames revealed
Describing the bombing of oil depola Ave rallway unce, two of which were
in Ghent, mentioned in an earlier filled with covered waggons..
The
The northern entrance to Amiens communique, an Air Ministry bulletin pilot was able to obtain very precise:
says that one cluster of tanks was results on the unexpected targat,
As the waggons blew up, there was
a succession of. great explosions,
and key-points in the Abbeville area already blazing fiercely when the were attacked by our heavy bombers, second wave of bombers arrivediced There were also explosions, followed
Ammunition dumps," concealed 'in Therefore these bombers wooded areas in the Ardennes, were thior bombs on other. oll reservoirs by eruptions of black smoke, when blown up.
which were slhouetted by the flames. another aircraft made four hits on t Another formation of heavy bomb- These reservoirs were also set niight, further section of large oil containers. ere made night attacks on military. When the following aircraft found The pilot of another; aircraft, re- objectives over a wide area, ronging their targets fired already, they alm-leased all his bombs in a single salvo, from the Antennes north-enstward to ed, their bombs so as to widen the selling at least two mora, oil con- Rhenish, Frusle and the Hub is burning arts very time quccess liners alightThen he flaw low, and Etrictaerakotekajo fullyanteng ang paksa, machine-gunned other tanks and sel
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“Reuter” Reports On Big Battle FRONT EXTENDED TO ARGONNE
PARIS, June 9 (Reuter) This is a critical day in
the great Battle for France,” said a French' War ́Office spokesman to-day.
was
He said the enemy had thrown all his resources into the battle-from the sea to Argonnetween the Oise River at Noyon and ''The ́ ́ ́ situation
not the Aisne River at Soissons. desperate but at least very It was there also that the enemy serious. But the losses of land armies have been severely tried.
It was not till early this afternoon were not important if we wore that he resumed his offensive after down the enomy, he concluded.
throwing in new divisions, supported by fresh armoured units to the south
Earlier Reports
PARIS, June (Reuter)-An of the Alane vor near Soissons official: communique
At the end of the afternoon' an Issued this morning announces that the enemy attack was also in progress in the has extended his front of attack as region of Pont Avert. far os Argonne whlie continuing his
Stammed Attack previous offensive.
In Champagne we have completely Diminishing his pressure on the stemmed the attack which the enemy River. Bresle, he has now pushed his launched it dawn on the whole front urmoured units in the region of stretching from Chateau Porten
(south-west Forges-Les-Eaux
of (north of Rethel) to Argonne. Amlens) towards the region' of Rouen
The enemy was only able to cross and Gisors (north-west of Paris), the Aime River at two points where
Same reconnaissance detachments he was counter-attneked. have reached the outskirts of:Rouen To the north of Vouziers (south of and Pont-de-l'Arcbq' (south of Bethel) a group of parachutists were Rouch) where they have vainly tried | dropped behind our lines. They are to cross the Seine River,
now surrounded. Further cast between Monididler
Despite their (south-cast of Amiens) and Noyau inferiority, our troops continued to (south of St. Quentin), the enemy has fight with ardour and heroism. been much less incisive than they Continuing their action in battle,
were last evening."ja
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our fighter and borraber aircraft opposed thrusts of armoured fora- tions despite very violent reaction by enemy fighters and anti-aircraft guns. Reconnaissances were carried out that several considerable this morning to show
columns were severely tried and left It was the saw this morning be behind a large quantity of material
It appears from numerous stale- ments by prisoners that in this region he suffered yesterday afternoon a
and serious set-back losses.
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