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APPENDIX VII.

Air Attacks on Enemy Territory in Europe.

Extracts from Recent Raid Assessment Reports.

The following reports of damage have been received during the past week from Air Reconnaissance and Intelligence sources :--

Germany.

Berlin. In the raid of the 7th/8th November, the Spandau Power Station was hit and damage caused in the Flensburger Strasse adjoining the Belle Vue Station.

Worms. A large boot and shoe factory and surrounding property has been destroyed.

General. It is learnt that some time ago the German Government, to augment their propaganda that notwithstanding our claims no damage had been caused to the Krupps Works or the town of Essen, invited neutral ambassadors and consuls to make a tour of inspection. They arrived in the evening and were accommodated at the best hotel. Their tour of inspection, however, was cancelled next morning for meanwhile the R.A.F. had come. The visitors were glad to leave, but found difficulty in getting to the station by reason of the fact that most of the streets in the neighbourhood of their hotel were closed.

Occupied France.

General-Over 1,900 tons of alcohol were destroyed in the fighter attack on the distillery at St. Sauveur le Vicomte. On the 2nd November three locomotives at Lison were rendered useless owing to their boilers being perforated by gunfire, and at Crouay Station another locomotive suffered a like fate.

In the second half of March a submarine was damaged at Lorient and taken to St. Nazaire for repairs.

Denmark,

Aarhus. In the raid of the 21st/22nd October, two patrol ships were sunk in the harbour and the damage caused to the port led to the suspension of traffic to Kalundborg.

Italy.

Naples. In the third week of November, the goods yards were hit and rail communication to Rome again affected. The large and well-known "Cirio" canned goods factory has been destroyed.

Sea-Mining.

The Swedish steamer Hedda, of 1,502 tons, was mined and sank in the Huibert Gat on the 22nd November.

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