Evening star., 1940-04-10

cities, "among others, are firmly In
German hands," said the commune
que.
The communique said the skirm-
ishes in certain localities ceased
after clariflcation of the situation
by Danish commanders concerning
the orders Of their government not
to resist"
The first announcement of the
Bergen raids had said four British
warships were extensively damaged
by German bombers. (The British
Admiralty said only two were slightly
damaged by splinters)
Deny British Raid Succeeds.
DNB, official German news agency,
meanwhile denied that the British
Royal Air Force had succeeded in
attacks on German forces in the
Bergen fjord region. (The r. A. F..
reported it made several attacks in
the region and severely damaged a
German cruiser)
Bombs fell into the water and
on the heaths," DNB asserted. mo
military objects or units were
struck.
I'm the course of successful Ger
man defense, several (British) planes
were hit so hard that certainly not
all could negotiate the return over
the North Sea.
THE claimed success was the pure
product of Imagination of the
British flyers"
ReinfOrcements Pour In.
Meanwhile powerful German re-
Inducements were reported pouring
into Norway and Denmark without
resistance, strengthening the Nazi
grip on new strategic bases in the
north from which the mighty Ger
man air force already has struck it's
first blows at the combined British
French fleets.
Within a few hours after Adolf
Hitler's legions occupied the ancient
capitals of Oslo and Copenhagen in
characteristic lightning move, Nazi
Warplanes took off from Scandi-
navian airdromes yesterday after
noon, attacked allied warships west
OF Bergen and inflicted what the
German high command described as
heavy losses"
The high command preceded its
announcement of the aerial attack
on the allied fleet by reporting that
all important Norwegian military
bases are firmly in German hands"
Military observers, commenting on
this report, emphasized the strategic
advantage Germany had gained by
the Scandinavian coup, which
brought British naval bases in the
Shetland and Orkney Islands within
an hours flying time.
Promises Not to Set Up Bases.
1t was recalled that Germany had
assured the Norwegian and Danish
governments yesterday morning
that 1T would not use the newly
occupied areas as base for opera
tions against Britain unless COM
PEELED to do SO. Reports that por-
tions of the British fleet were ap-
preaching the Norwegian coast ap-
parently were looked upon by the
German high command as neces-
Stating emergency action.
Wherever British or French
forces make their appearance is a
battlefield for us" German spokes-
man declared.
Wherever resistance was met. as
at Oslo and Kristiansund, it was
speedily crushed. the Germans said,
Coastal Notifications, which the
high command said had been
seized with the cooperation of
naval and air forces, were reported
ready to repel and attempts to dis
lodge the Germans by sea attack.
All threat of resistance apparent
ly was ended in Denmark. The
official German news agency DNB
said the only show of resistance
had occurred about 6 miles from
the frontier. where Danish soldiers
barricaded themselves in a build
ing, but surrendered when they
saw 1t was useless to fight.
Danish civil life was reported to be
proceeding much as usual though
DNB said the bourse in Copenhagen
had been closed indefinitely, all
commercial air traffic suspended
and strict blackout enforced
throughout the country.
The Norwegian capital capitulated