The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-26

north and west parts of the city.
 The sky was completely overcast and the night was black. At this period of the alarm no airplanes could be heard and there was no gun fire. Pedestrians went leisurely to shelters in the Unter Den Linden section, the center of the city where the governmnt offics are.
 Field Marshal Hermann Goering, air force chief, had said that Ber- liners need not go to shelters after an alarm until they heard planes or gun fire or saw searchlight beams.
 The first anti-aircraft gun fire came sporadically from northern and western Berlin.
 Unter Den Linden was dead silent. All life had vanished except for 8 few official automobiles which raced along the street, their sirens sound- ing.
 The rumble of anti-aircraft guns of all size became heavier, inter sperSed by bigger explosions. It seemed that the heavy explosions, apparently from bombs, came prin- cipally from northern Berlin at a point about 3 1-2 miles from the center of fthe city. The heavy ex- plosions could be heard occasionally also from the west end of the city, and these too seemed to persons who had been in air raids, to from bombs.
 Nazi Guns In Action
 At 1915 a. m. anti-aircraft guns just north of Unter Den Linden went blazing into action. The brilli- ant flashes from anti-aircraft guns lit up the city.
 At 1 a. m. two airplanes could be heard over the government quarter and anti-aircraft gun fire was in- tensified.
 At 1:15 the rumble of anti-air- craft fire from north, west and east Berlin became heavier and an oc- casional tracer bullet could be seen in the northwestern section.
 Just then anti-aircraft fire broke out directly outside the United Press office. It spread to dozens of bat teries all over the midtown area. Flashes from the guns were lind- ing. One battery was firing just east of the United Press office, another just west.
 Tracer bullets shot up vertically, apparently from the vicinity of the Brandenburger gate at the west end of Unter Den Linden.
 Tsno f6ick pafuOrk nT ha # ariae around the chancellery and other government buildings fired fast as two planes were heard directly over them.
 Usually wei Informed NaI sources said that German planes during the night heavily bombed the Birming- ham area of England and severely damaged important aircraft and other armaments factories.
 The informantS asserted that 73 British planes had been destroyed yesterday, including 21 destroyed on the ground. Loss of 12 German planes was admitted.
 Leipzig Is Raided
 It was learned that British planes also raided Leipzig where the big annual fall fair now is being held, compelling thousands of visitors to seek refuge in crowded cellars for about an hour.
 The raid on Leipzig occurred about the same time as that on Berlin.
 Trains bringing trade fair visitors to Berlin for sightseeing were halt ed for couple of hours and the passengers did not reach the capi- tai until s a. m.
 Earlier yesterday during cere- monies opening the fair one speaker had remarked ironically that the British had said they would visit the fair.
 However" said the speaker. T think they will probably think this over and stay away"
 It was learned that c number of dud antl-aircraft shells had fallen in the Berlin streets and apartment house courts during the night injur- ing several persons.
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