Evening star., 1940-09-24
Cambridge Bombed,
Germans Declare;
Il Dead in Berlin
Reich's Metropolis Has
Longest Alarm Of War;;
Numerous Fires Set
N the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press
BERLIN, Sept. 24.-The famous
medieval town OF Cambridge, Eng
land, seat of the university which
King George VI attended, has been
bombed by Nazi airmen in retalia-
ton, the high command said today,
for British attack on Old Heidel-
berg.
AS the German air force struck
back at London with rolling at
tacks' following the bombing of
Berlin during the night, the high
command issued communiQue list
ing the places attacked yesterday
when bombs Nere dropped on Cam
bridge.
Big fires, the high command said,
we're seen by German flyers in the
Millwall and India docks area Of
London. at VauXhall and Hyde
Park. Millwall and India docks lie
at the big loop of the Thames which
forms the Isle of Dogs. NauXhall
and Hyde Park, the latter noted for
its soap box oratory, are close to the
heart of London.
German pilots reported many new
fires raging in London. and added
that the "old fires" near the India
Docks were growing to gigantic pro-
portions.
IL Dead in Berlin Raid.
Flames uere started at IiIerDOOl
also last night. the high command
asserted. 1t minimized the military
effectiveness of the R. A. F. attack
on Berlin, insisting that only apart
ment houses and residential districts
were hit. The death toll from the
raid stood today at II dead, "A in
jured.
German officials were Investigat-
ing each of the seemingly numerous
hits by explosive and incendlary
bombs Many infammable phos-
phorus leaflets were dropped author
lties said.
Informed sources said Nazi war
planes began attacking England
early in the morning, roaring across
the Channel in relays toward Lon
don and other objectives in South
ern England.
Returning German pilots said they
had effectively bombed the India
Docks and Waterloo Station in Lon
don and reported airfights over sew
eral towns in the south OF England.
These fights were still going on
during the afternoon, the official
German vii eleSS said.
DNB, official German news agency,
declared the Nazi raiders had heav-
lily bombed industrial facilities at
Newcastle and had started great
fires in several war-important OBJ
jectives. The agency said German
bombers exploded and fired a NUM-
ton store at Great Yarmouth.
The nocturnal British attack on
Berlin gave the German capital its
longest air raid alarm of the war.
Three hours and a minutes.
Despite fierce anti-aircraft fire,
government communique acknowl-
edged thalA nuhfber of British war!
planes succeeded in, passing the
outer Berlin defenses TO drop bombs
on the northern and eastern sub
urbs but said there was no military
damaget"
Authorized spokesmen said only a
small group of bombers managed to
get even as far as the capital out
skirts In their sally from the British
Isles.
The British Air Ministry said
Berlin was heavily bombed by
strong forces which attacked
important military objectives"
Some damage was reported to
apartment houses and numerous
fires were set. although most of
them were reported extinguished
without difficulty.
A blaze visible from the central
district glowed in the Moabit area
of Northwest Berlln-a region OF
factories and workers homes.
Mostly Incendiaries Used.
The government charged that
"hits far from any military and
var-essential objective are renewed
proof that British flyers are inten-
tionally attacking residential sec
tions"
In central Berlin, the swish Of
bombs streaking downward could
be heard at intervals. None, how
ever. seemed to be heavy and au-
thorities said most of the missiles
MANA ipoand ndio rinc