1940-10-14 — Page 3

Hundreds of Bombs Dropped In The Heart Of Berlin Break Through Heavy Opposition

MANY FIRES WERE started when the

Royal Air Force dropped tons of high explo-

sive bombs and hundreds of fire bombs on

Berlin on Saturday night.

For over an hour, the R.A.F. attacked a number of military objectives in the heart of the German capital and, although interven- ing clouds obscured the full results of the bombing, a number of large fires were start- ed, one of which was visible far beyond the city boundaries.

ERLIN

GOES TO GROUND

How traffic was stopped, entertainments were sus- pended and Berliners rushed for cover when an air-raid alarm was given in the German capi- The vanguard of the raiding over, goods yards at Hamm, Co- tal on Saturday night is party, states the Air Ministry logne and the Dortmund-Eins News Service, reached Berlin aqueduct and several enemy acro- described by the Berlin shortly before 10 p.m. and was dromes were also attacked.

correspondent of the met with heavy opposition from Other forces of R.A.F. bombers many powerful gun batteries, paid their nightly visit to the Swedish newspaper supported by the outer ring of Channel ports and the gun em-Afton Bladet." searchlights which encircled the placements at Cap Gris Nez. A capital.

in

force of Coastal Command air- Following four peaceful nights," Making good use of the pre-craft successfully attacked the

he says, the alarm came when vailing cloud layers, the Bri-power station. at Lorient

thousands were still in the streets. tish raiders converged on the enemy-occupied France: From

Underground trains stopped, at city's centre from

different these operations, all our aircraft the nearest station and passengers directions, located their targets returned safely.-British Wireless: had to alight until the All Clear through breaks in the clouds

was given. and attacked at short intervals And at varying heights.

district

re-

The central electric power sta- tion in the Moabit

·ceived special attention and here, too, fires were started.

diary bombs.

by incen-

Berlin Dislocation

It is reported from Berlin that

GOERING'S ROUT OVER LONDON

Berliners have been greatly in- Thousands of people,

convenienced by the dislocation

Trams stopped immediately, drivers, conductors and passen. gers hurrying to shelters. Theatres and cinemas suspend- ed their performances while members of the audience went into cellars.

Restaurants · stopped meals. Reuter.

MYSTERY

caused by the severe R.A.F. at-lining the streets witness- BOMBING

tacks on the main lines of corned the rout of German

munication.

serving

The recent departure of high 'planes in several at- The British merchant Nazi Party officials for what they tempted attacks on Lon-ship Starling has entered Upper Bavaria, has not encourdon yesterday. -

déscribe as "autumn holidays" in

Cadiz after being bombed

aged less important Berliners. The spectators saw four or five by an unknown plane

According to latest information bombers chased from cloud to they now consider air raids in-cloud before they finally fled. evitable but they also feel they have been let down by Goering's repeated assurances that no for- eign aircraft could penetrate the German defences.

Bremen Havoc

An interview with a Swedish seaman, published in the "Dik- svall Nyheter," on his return from Lulea in an ore ship, said:

"My impression of Bremen is ona of continual bombardment.

"The night before we arrived. an immense warehouse on the harbour was practically levelled to the ground. The damage the city of Bremen itself is not as noticeable. as in Bremerhavan, where the great naval base with its wharves and warehouses, has received many hits.

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"The damage Inflicted obvious and it is here that dan- oer furks every night during these intense raids.

"For seven days and nights, we were unable to get a wink of sleep because of air raids which lasted for hours.

*cource, two large ships Wore

.

On another occaelon, a soli. tary British Spitfire swooped on nine German, fighter-bombero

· attacking ́ from the west,

As the Spitfire dived, the enemy machines broke formation and sped swiftly away to the south cast. Reuter.

outside Spanish waters.

Four of the crew were killed and seven were wounded.

The 'plane dived on the steam- er suddenly from out of a cloud- bank.

Reuter is informed in London that the Starling was not armed.

Reuter.

KRUPPS OF ESSEN

BOMBED FOR

OVER TWO HOURS

KRUPPS GREAT ARMAMENTS WORKS AT

y

According to another neutral ESSEN WERE BOMBED FOR NEARLY TWO tunk during one raid on Lorient,HOURS ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND DIRECT

Both ship carried troops and It is claimed that over

three thousand soldiers. perished. -

Reuter,

Other Targets

An Air Ministry communique de scribes how strong forces of bom-

bers continued their offensive against other military objectives in Germany and enemy occupt-

HITS WERE SCORED WITH SOME OF-THE HEAVIEST NIGH CALIBRE HIGH EXPLOSIVE BOMBS YET CARRIED INTO GERMANY. BY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE.

Parachute Flares were used by the raiders to light up the vast target.

"Terrific Wallop"

ed territory. It states: "In Ber- Describing the raid, the naviga- | In, several targets, including an tor of one of the aircraft which electric power station, £2 gos took part, said that the factory The captain of another ma- works and an important goods seemed to be working at full chine, who spent fifteen minutes yard. were hit.

pressure when they arrived, and cruising round the factory area "Elsewhere, industrial objec-by the light of the flares they got locating the exact position of the Lives including in. aluminium the impression of miles of sheds power station, said: works at Heringen, an electric of all sizes and huge, factory power station at Waldeck, Krupps chimnies belching columns of Works at Essen, a blast furnace smoke. at Torgau, a metal works at Bit- tarfeld and the Fokker aircraft works at Amsterdam - were bom- bed.

Oll plants at Cologne and Han-

The navigator said that as far as they could tell their bomba fell; aither" right on top stof the machine-shop"- (or quite

close to the shop.

“We saw our bombs bit their- mark and atárt á number of fires.. We were still admiring them... when another aircraft came along and gave the ma chine shop a terrific wallop."-- Heutër.

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This picture, just released for publication, by, the. Censor- ship Burcau,, was taken on a main coastal, road and shows part of the system of defences prepared: to bar the way of invaders. (Copyright, Eox).

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