The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-10
Oechsner Report Of
 German London Raid
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Our cup is full," said an edi- torial in the newspaper B. z. Am Mittag.
 B. z. Am Mittag said that the British had forfeited every right to complain and moan because of what now is being meted out on the banks of the Thames"
 Berlin residents are confident that the German air force, in &C., cordance with the fuehrer's warn- ing, will carry thousand fold the reprisals against England" author ized quarters said.
 The high command said that "in- dividual houses were more or less seriously damaged in the vicinity of Berlin as well as in other towns.
 Authorized quarters admitted that 8 number of British bombs had dropped in the center of the Moabit section of Berlin and other parts of north Berlin. "intlicting little damage"
 Several incendiary bombs were said to have fallen on houses on one of the main streets of north Berlin, setting several afire and de- stroying some.
 The high command said that Ger man planes continued reprisal at- tacks against objectives of military importance in the British capital. So far as weather permitted bombs of all calibres were dropped on har- Dor works, docks, gasworks and water and electricity works"
 Fires Were Visible
 Fires, visible from afar, guided our plane formations" the high command said Additional attacks were directed against various har- bors on the English west coast and the Scottish east coast"
 The high command said that yes- terday the British lost A planes, two of which were shot down by an- ti-aircraft fire and one by naval artillery. It was admitted that q German planes were missing.
 Lieut.. Commander Gunther Prien, one of the foremost of Germany's U-boat commanders, has returned to his base to report that his sub marine on it's latest cruise sank six merchant ships totaling 40,250 tons, the high command said.
 Another U-boat was said to have destroyed "a number of armed enemy merchant ships totaling 15,- 800 tons. A German auxiliary cruiser took an enemy steamer as a prize inside the blockaded area whcih has been proclaimed around the Brit ish."
 Continued British raids on Ber- lin and other German towns aroused the ire of the Germans in view of the fact that Hitler,s reprisals against London had been taken in an effort to halt British night bombings of Germany.
 Authorized Nazi sources had de- scribed devastating German raids on London, and asserted that the raids would continue until London had been completely cancelled as a mili- tary factor" when anti-aircraft guns in the capital area burst into a fury of fire at 1:l0 a. m. (7:l0 D. m. Monday. EDT) and the drone of British planes was heard.
 It was not until 1:45 a. m. that the air raid alarm was sounded and the "all clear" came ct 2:28 e. m.
 Only Slight Damage
 Official reports said there had been only slight damage.
 B. Z.-AM-Mittage warned, in its editorial. that German "reprisals" might mete to London the fate of Warsaw and Rotterdam.
 We realize" lt said, "that the war between England and Germany wli not resume purely military character as long as the criminal clique around Churchill continues lts low game. .. On the other side it must have been realized that one day the cup would be full and that then retaliation wiuid be manifold.
 "Now it has reached that polnt.s
 "The sword Of the German cir force strikes plllIeasly. (Contlnued the 3. z. AMsAilttagl. What ef- lecla tho heavy eallbfe bombs must have were clearly revealed by Wars aAW and Rotterdam, If KAnHan