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GREAT FIRES IN HEART OF BERLIN

"ALL BOMBS IN THE TARGET AREA: 14 FIRES THERE, VERY PERSISTENT." THIS WAS THE REPORT OF ONE PILOT DURING LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S RAID ON BERLIN.

With the progress of the attack the num-

ber of fires increased, and before midnight BLITZ

bombs were seen to burst near one main rail-

way station and others exploded in a large AIR

goodsyard.

In the third hour of the raid a great fire

sprang up in the heart of the capital from RAIDS

which a tremendous cloud of smoke rose highSPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") in the air.

German raiders.

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which also

and des-

When the heavy attack was points in north Germany, adds the spreading fire made, under an almost full moon. Nazi communique, all Berlin's defences sprang into claims that a soaring total of Bri-truction, swarmed over a tish bombers were shot down in west Midland town, deli- the last two nights.

vering two severe attacks, from Wednesday night to early Thursday morning.

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Many pilots expressed the opinion that the defences had been strengthened since the last attack, but this new attempt to make the city as impregnable a it was once declared to be, did: not prevent

our bombers from discharging loads of high plosives and many thousands of Incendiary bombs in the centre. of Berlin The attack

was pressed home į and while borbers were witlan Fange of batteries, placed in depth from the outskirts of the city to the centre, the air seemed bursting shells and searchlights.

full of

Nazi Radio Stirred

claimed "The result of the al-! The Berlin radio angrily ex-

tack on Berlin provides an in- famous example of the methods of the British Air Force!"--Reuter.

PALL OF

SMOKE

weaving SPECIAL TO "CHINA

After wreaking more haver in bomb-pocked, fire-scarred Coven- try In Tuesday night's all out blitz attack, the raiders wrecked build- ings and started huge fires in a | west Midlands town

A second raid was carried out as rescue partles were prodding amid the debris for survivors of the first attack. London underwent a two-hour alarm but no bombs were drop-

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Searchlight Barriers A pall of smoke hung

These intense raids were an ap-

parent retaliation for the two Bit- over Berlin after the most. Ministry called the heaviest RA F. attacks of the war.---International

itish attacks on Kiel, which the Air

The Germans also tried to stop devastating R.A.F. raid of the raiders on the way across Germany and back. There were the war barriers of searchlights to catch!

the bombers and guide night capital.

lighters to them.

on the German

News Service.

killed at Potsdam. Explosives and incendiaries cut The Nazis claim that military Onc bomber saw a fighter a swathe in the heart of the city, and industrial damage was "in- silhouetted against the moon The Opera House was burned out, | significant" and that 15 British and opened fire. The German the State Library. Bellevue and planes were downed. Interna- 'plane dropped like a stone.

Sans Souci Palaces hit and stx tional New Service,

A German High Command com- munique describing the main 3.A.F. attack against Berlin, sags high explosive and incendiary i bombs caused some considerablej damage 102 residential quarters! and the centre of the capital.

Public buittings of bistoric ant' Cultural importance including churches and museums, were also lut.

Few Casualties

In comparison with the weight of bombs drupped, civilian casual- ties were relatively very few.

Sinalter R.A.F forces raided) Emden and Bremen among other

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BATTLE OF APRIL

MOON

OVER

GREAT BRITAIN

(By Reuter's Air Correspondent)

WHILE R.A.F. BOMBERS were stoking fires in the centre of Berlin with high explosives, as a cli- max to successful British raids on Germany and occupied territory in daylight and darkness, R.A.F. night fighters and British Ã.A. Gunners on Wednes- day night improved on their success in last month's Battle of the Moon over Britain.

April's moon did not reach its zenith until Thursday night, but by dawn the total of 27 Ger- man night bombers destroyed over the full moon period in March - 12, 13 and 14 had been equal- led by the destruction of 11 raiders on Wednesday night, 10 on Thursday night and six the night be- fore.

To the R.A.F.'s crack night-tives are still awaited from flying team of Beau fighters, De- the Air Ministry, but it is known flants and Hurricanes, which have the attack

on the now broken their previous record limited to three hours on account capital was by claiming at least 21 of the of the 1,200-mile flight there and raiders destroyed in the last three back facing the R.A.F. these shor- nights, must now be added the ter nights, Douglas DB7, an American-built| light bomber-fighter.

The West Midlands attack is described as intense, with wide- spread damage to commercial buildings and homes.

Heavy Casualties

This 'plane. It is announced, Is now taking part in night! operations for the Fighter Com- mand under the name of Havoc. It is not disclosed whether the Douglas actually is helping to beat the blitz or is taking part in- of- fensive operations on the Contin- ent in the same way as other being extricated and it is feared R.A.F. fighters, which in the dark-casualties will prove to be heary. ness of Wednesday night, again Several of the fires were large, strafed objectives over occupied France,

3-Hour Raid

Full details of the R.A.F.'s ham- mering at Berlin and other objec-

To-day, buried people

are stilt

Despite the terrifle barrage put up by the defences, enemy bonib- er's roared overhead in the north- east const aren almost without cessation during the whole night, and again damage and casualties may prove heavy,—Router."

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