The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-15
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Germans blamed bad weather for
the apparent siackening OF their
aerial offensive.
1--WE have no reason to waste
planes and men uselessly." an In
formant said. "It makes Little dif-
ference whether we finish the job
a day or a week sooner or later"
This statement, coming on top Of
intimssiOns that the real blitzkrieg
was ca, came as official comment
was awaited on the reports, first
circulated yesterday by Nazi infor-
mants, that parachute troops had
landed on English sail - suicide
squads detailed to weaken morale
and If possible to sabotage key
points.
Cannot be Confirmed
Informants who had first circu-
lated the reports yesterday said to-
day that they were still unable to
confirm them officially.
But" one of them said, 1--WE also
have not received instructions to
issue q denial"
Informants said that there had
been reports from neutral sources
and from England of the landing
Of parachutists.
"It appears that parachutes have
been found but that the police are
unable to ascertain whether men
were landed" an informant said.
(ReportS from England were that
parachutes, not parachutists had
landed.)
Despite the lack Of official con-
firmation after nearly "A hours, In
formants stuck to their story Of re-
ports that parachutists actually had
been landed In the important Man.
chester and Birmingham industrial
areas in the English midlands.
Neutral experts suggested that
the Germans would hardly land a
small number of parachutists II
they intended to employ them as
advance elements for q big scale
invasion attempt.
For an invasion, these experts
held, parachutists would be landed
IN a mass, most likely on a coastal
area where they might not be i'm
mediately surrounded, to establish a
landing point for troops who would
be sent by small boats.
Nazi Communique
Today's high command commune
que said that German planes yes
terday had continued attacks on
harbors, factories. airports, balloon
barrages and military camps In
south and central England despite
unfavorable weather.
Harbors at Cardiff, Weston and
Portland, arms factories at Worces-
ter and Salisbury and an electrical
works between Brighton and Lewes
were bombed, the communique said
Violent air battles in which we
were successful" developed during
German attacks on airports IL
south and southeast England and on
the drill grounds at Aldershot, the
high command said.
Raiding British planes destroyed q
church at Derichsweiler but other
wise did little damage In night raids
on Germany, 1t was asserted.
The communique said that 9
German submarine had sunk the
British auxiliary cruiser Transyl-
vania in the Atlantic, as announced
by the British admiralty yesterday.
| Twelve German planes, it was said
Allied to return from yesterdays
fighting.
Informants who had first circu.
lated reports that German para.
chute troops had landed in England
said they were still unable to con.
firm them officially.
Custom Frontier Moves
| Berlin, Aug. 15-(UP)-The Of.
fetal German News Agency d. N
B. reported from Brussels that tn
German customs frontier today wa
moved westward to include Luxem.
bourg.
'Thus the Belgian-Luxembouri
customs and currency union, In ex
istence since 1919, ceases to exist 70
practical purposes and trade be-
tween Belgium and Luxembourg !
included under regulations in ex
istence for trade between Belgium
and Germany" the agency said.
Authorized quarters said that in
clusaion Of Luxembourg within th
German customs frontiers Ia "purel
an economical measure and doe
ont necessarily forecast the fatur
political inclusion Of Luxembourg i
the Reich"
Berlin, Aug. ib-(UP)-Supple
menting Its daily communique Ia
German high command said toda'
that British cir losses yesterday %
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