Evening star., 1940-04-22
BY LOUIS P. LOCHNER.


Associated Press Foreign Correspondent
BERLIN, April 22.-A pro-
longed Nazi air raid which left
in flames two Norwegian ports
used by the allies as troop foot
holds was reported today as the
Germans said they had scored
new triumphs over their foe.
DNB, official German news agency.
said the West Norwegian towns Of
Namsos and Andalsnes. respectively
100 miles north and south of the
German held city of Trondheim,
! were burning after being hard hit
by German bombs DNB added
that British troops at Nanlsos fled
in panic to the mountains during
the raid .s'a&.
On other fronts, the German COM
munique said the British lost two
submarines over the week end and
that the British had bombarded
the far-northern ore port OF Narvik
but did not land troops. e,s {,
The DNB report. supplementing
the high commands communique,
said. the Germans had gained ground
steadily northeast and south of
Trondheim. 49,,
Planes Shot Down.
Meanwhile, it was announced
officially that nine British and two
French planes Nepe Shot do8r dnr.
ing yesterdays aerial fighting over
Norway, thet; North sea and the
western frontr!e -, ~ ,.,..t, !" ,ys,. 81
TW British bomhers were said to
have been shot down oVer 'StaVangef
Airport, foun. crashed sin b raide on
Aalborg Airport iA Denmark, and
over the North German coast while
the others were downed on the west
ern front.
(The allies also claimed to have
shot down IL German planes
f. over the week end. Unverified
claims indicated three additional
planes may have been brought
down.
stGerman pilots flew over
northern, eastern and southeast
ern. districts of France, as well
as the Paris area, military quar-
tsrs said. and allied flyers carried
out missions over aernany.D
DNB renorted that German troops
ps51aHtne or from oSlc ssormed Nor
wcSian-cccnpied positions near
Lindehagde and that Gjovik, north
west Of Oslo. had been captured
safter the Norwesians suffered heavy
losses.
It was asserted that fresh supplies
Mspas Hsunitions and 4rmored cars
eadsS shtnk apyed 70 Norway with
out hitch.
F,ahas --4a4tan seommunique re-
ported that 1.-TWO fne1y merchant
ships" were ;slank and u British de-
,stifUyer kas-s str,ck in fighting
around Norway.
+ -THef -1Eh Command announce
rirent described Continued success IN
expanding. Gsrman-rcupied terri
tory )askablishne new communica-
ton lines sbetween German forces
and in ssSVing off British attacks on
German air bases.
The Germans said they expanded
their occupation of the Trondheim
area without meeting serious op-
position.
Bergen and Stavanger Linked.
Further success in the Bergen
region as well as around Oslo was
reported The Oslo German forces
have established connections with
Stavanger, where German troops are
landed by air transport, it was said.
The high command communique
follows:
"Narvik again was bombarded yes
terday by enemy naval forces with
out effecting a landing of troops
anywhere in the regions occupied
by Germans.
German troops in the Trondheim
region reached points important for
the continuation of operations. No
serious fighting occurred anywhere.
I'm the Bergen sector booty seized
by German troops was increased by
a number of modern guns and a
considerable amount of. material.
"A land connection between Ger
man troops in occupied regions from