The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-20
Britain Raided Again
By 100 Nazi Bombers
Continued From Page y


According To the air ministry, three
German planes were shot down dur
Ing the raid on Britain and one
British plane was lost In the raids
on Germany.
Two communicates, the first issued
jointly by the air ministry and the
home security ministry, the second
by the dir ministry alone, told the
bald facts OF the German and Brit
ish raids:
During last night enemy aircraft
carried out further attacks on this
country. A number OF bombs were
dropped on the northeast coast
Damage was done IN three towns
but fires which were caused were
oil brought under control. Other
bombs fell at scattered points IN Lin
colnshire, South England and South
Wales. Six civilians are known to
have been killed ana some 80 in
jured. Anti-air defenses went into
action and fighter aircraft went UP.
At least three enemy aircraft were
shot down and others were damaged,
yesterday afternoon and evening
successful attacks were carried out
by bombers Of the Royal Air Force
on enemy aircraft on the ground at
airdromes near AnniGns and Rouen
Hangers were also set on fire,
Throughout last night military OBJ
jectives and cornrnunica tons In the
Ruhr, the Rhineland and northwest
Germany were heavily bombed. In
these operations one Of our aircraft
was lost"
The German planes raided Britain
for more than five hours, ranging
all along the coast from the south
TO the northeast and penetrating
into the northwest area OF England.
On the coast the raiders bombed
Scottish detectives.
British Digging In
London, June 20.-(UP)-Qreat
Britain dug In today to resist the
expected German invasion from any
direction
Believing that the main assault
would come on the southeast coast
the home security ministry set up
o restricted zone 20 miles deep along
the coast there as OF last midnight,
and announced that any person In
that zone was liable TO questioning
and must be able 10 explain his pres
ence there.
Other fronts were not overlooked
however, and plans we're made 10
defend every one Of them separat ely
or all OF them together.
Military experts believed the Ger
mans first might feint with o raid
from Norway or an attack or Ire
land, trying to divert the main Brit
ish forces from the real scene OF
operations. The possibility OF tho
Germans dropping parachute troops
on Fire, accompanied by massive
bombing attacks throughout the
British isles, to spread confusion
while troops were landed on the
English Channel coast was not over
looked.
II German troops reached the
English coast II was believed their
main thrusts would be southwest
from Suffolk and Essex and north
west from Kent, In an attempt to
sweep around London for a meeting
In the ThaiAes Valley west OF the
capital. A third blow, II was be-
lieved, would be aimed west from
Norfolk and Suffolk toward the
heart Of the midlands.
May Land In Ireland
Should the Germans effect o
landing In Fire, IL was said, these
thrusts might be accompanied by
one from the west, aimed at the
industrial region Of Liverpool and
Manchester.
Safeguards were being taken
against all these possibilities and
plans also were made 10 arm a great
force Of minute men, with sub-ma-
chine guns and hand grenades, to
stand off invaders In isolated re-
gions until troops could arrive, and
to keep panic-strlcken civilians
from blocking the raods.
Herbert Morrison, minister Of
supply, has disclosed In commons
that steps were taken TO procure
large quantities Of Tommy guns"