The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-28
MASSED NAZI
PLANES ATTACK
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and huge explosions were caused.
The agency said that British an
ti-air defense remained completely
ineffective and that Searchlight
batteries seldom succeeded in pick
ing out German raiders.
Air raid alarms sounded here and
at Munich today but no airplaneS
were seen and no bombs were re-
ported.
The high commands communique
said that because of poor visibility
the activity of the German air
forces yesterday was limited to
EARNED reconnaissance" during
which dockyards at Gosport were
bombed.
England, Scotland Hit
Last night, however, strong bomb
ing forces penetrated England and
Scotland, according to the high
command.
"In Southampton, Aberdeen, Dun
dee, Leeds, Hull and particularly in
airplane and automobile factories
at Derby and Birmingham and the
naval dockyard at Chatham extern
sibe blazes indicated the extensive
ness of the bomb attacks" the high
said.
It added that German planes con-
tinued mining British harbors.
The high command admitted that
British planes last night again
dropped bombs in Reich territory
with effect worth mentioning"
The bombs, 1t was said, damaged
several houses at Kiel "but owing
to the disciplined behavior of the
inhabitants only one person sus-
tanned slight injuries"
Three British planes were claimed
to have been shot down, one by
naval artillery. One German plane
was missing.
According to the high command
a German submarine has returned
to its base to report that sinking
of 28,60O tons of British shipping
from strongly protected convoy.
It was claimed that German ar
tillery on the French coast bonn
barded two British submarines and
that "their destruction must be as
Sumed."
In the Indian ocean, the high
command said, German naval forces
sank the 6,900-ton armed British
tanker, British Commander.
Air Raid Sirens
Air raid sirens sent people to COW
er at 1855 a. m. (2:55 a. m. EDIT in
the Berlin area. There was no anti
aircraft gun fire and the all clear
was sounded four minutes later.
The alarm period was so brief
that many thought 1t might have
been a test of sirens.
Later Nazi informantS said that
the alarm was due to technical dis
order in the alarm apparatus ano
that no British planes had beer
anywhere near Berlin.
Munich had its air alarm at Z
a. m. The all clear was given al
2:30. AS in Berlin there had beer
no gun fire.
Nazi informants asserted that the
aerial war against Great Britain
was still being carried on with only
part of the force available, and exa
pressed satisfaction with progress.
Air force quarters said that ir
relatively restricted attacks" Mon.
day not less than between SIS to Ct
tons of bombs had been dropped or
II airplane and arms factories al
Coventry, England, and that be.
tween 66 to II tons were dropped
on factories in Birmingham. A sim.
liar quantity was dropped over othel
cities and towns, it was asserted.
activity of the German air force
has not reached a point where thu
period of armed reconnaissance i
beginning to give way to planned
large scale actions against military
detectives" the newspaper Frem.
denblatt Of Hamburg said.
Raid British AirdrOme
The official news agency said to-
day that German bombers raided {
British airdrome on the Thamel
Estuary below London, shot dowr
eight British planes and bombet
hangers and grounded planes intt
a regular mass of ruins"
Three German planes were re-
ported lost in a severe air battle
over the Thames Estuary airdrOme
the agency said.
A large number of British planes
were in front of the hangers or
which the German planes dropped
bombs, 1t added. The number o
destroyed was said to be "uncer'
tain" but German reconnaissance
planes later described the airdrom,
as "a regular mass Of ruins"
German Story ON Bishops
Berlin, Aug. 28.-(UP)-The ON.
ciai German news agency D. N. B
said today that IS Of the 40 Catho'
lie bishops Of Germany woh recent
ly concluded o conference at Fuldi
had decided to hold special cere.
monies of gratitude TO German
troops latter completion Of tn
final German victory"
The services. u was said, ais,
will express loyalty 10 Adolf Hitler
The agency said that the bishops
decided 10 postpone issuance OF |
pastoral letter 70 the troops unit
after the war.
The conferences, however, e.
pressed thanks 10 the German SOL
on central fuel depot. railroad sta