Evening star., 1940-12-02
Southampton Fires
Show Bombs |gnited
Oil, Germans Say
Birmingham, Liverpool
And London Are Bombed
Overnight, DNB Claims
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSs.
BERLIN, Dec. 2.-While bombs OF
all sizes were being dumped on
Southampton over night, DNB. Of
fetal German news agency said to-
day, other Nazi air formations were
smashing also at London, Liverpool
and Birmingham.
In London, the agency said, sup
ply facilities were hit and a new
series of fires was observed. Aerial
mine-laying also continued, 1t de-
clared.
Southampton, south coast manu-
featuring shipping center and one
Of England's finest harbors, was for
the second successive night the
major objective of the Nazi air as
sault.
In report to emphasize that
staggering blow had been struck
there, DNB said Nazi scouting planes
in clear weather over the southern
hsNbor today observed a constant
believing of smoke clouds with
tongues of flame often leaping
through. The type of smoke, it said,
indicated heavy damage to Oil res
ervoirs.
Rail Service Interrupted.
Squadrons of planes hammered
harbor facilities, drydocks and in
dustrial plants in the port and also
interrupted rail service between
Southampton and London, the off,
cial German news agency said.
Informed sources reported that
docks, rail lines and industrial areas
were badly damaged in the attack
and German pilots observed vast
yellow smoke clouds over the city.
They reported II British planes
downed and two Germans missing.
British dispatches said a south
coast town was subjected to
systematic attack along the lines
of the one which devastated Gov
entry. Its name was not given,
but London affirmed that South
ampton took a heavy pounding
and suffered much damage" the
previous night0
Germans Confident.
German military commentators
studying reports of successive intense
air bombardments of English cities
radiated confidence and said the
war in the air was developing strictly
according to plan.
They commented on a high COM
mand reference to weakening British
defenses, asserting that German
bombers were able to fly low over
Southampton in the Saturday night
/ raid and speculated whether this
meant WEAKNESS of British flyers or
a outstanding of strength for some
| future action.
Returning Nazi flyers said raging
| fires in Southampton-some said
there were as many as T-could be
seen in Cherbourg, 10 miles away
after the Saturday night attack.
Germans said raids such as the
| devastating attacks aimed at Cow
entry, Birmingham and Bristol could
be carried on indefinitely without
! extending the Luftwaffe to the ut
/ most and also asserted Germany
herself was taking little punishment
in return.
British Bombing.
The high command reported sew
eral British planes roared across
the North Sea into Germany at
| dawn today and bombed residen-
tial quarters in a city in the coastal
region, wounding several civilians
The high commands Sunday COM
munique, referring to the war at
sea, reported that Nazi surface
raider had sent $4,000 tons of ship
ping to the bottom, not including
successes as result of the cruiser
mine-laying activity"
A British Admiralty communique
yesterday said its torpedo boats
damaged the 5,943-ton Santos, Ger
man go-pasSenger vessel. One
of the attackers, it said, suffered
superficial damage" Another Brit
ish announcement said an 8,000-ton
German supply ships was torpedoed
Friday off the Netherlands coast by
British plane and left sinking.