The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-12
DIARY OF The WAR
Condensed For Readers OF The
Republican

FRIDAY-Churchill announced Au-
gust civilian casualties due to bomb
ing at LOTS, with l, Pol injured. Brit
ish lost 558 planes during July and
August with loss of pilots much less.
| German raids continued on England,
| penetrating to outskirts of London
British were active on Continental
raids. Germany claimed sinking six
English destroyers in past six days.
Italian and British claims in Mediter-
ranean conflict. Clashes occurred at
borders as Hungarian army moved
into coded Rumanian territory. Ru-
mania's dictator demanded King Car
OPS abdication.
SATURDAY-Germany launched
it's most intensive raid of war on Eng
land, sending over uncounted hundreds
of planes in effort to break British air
resistance. Forty-tive German planes
were shot down and British retaliated
with Continental raids. King Carol
abdicated Italy claimed successes at
Malta and Suez. Typhoid and dysen-
terry were affecting 100000 French
soldiers in German prison camps.
SUNDAY-Both London and Ber-
lin suffered heaviest bombings of the
war. At least fifty dive bombers were
over London. Previously German
planes were driven back. British were
ever Berlin three hours with effective
bombings which Nazis deny. Volun-
teers for the army of free Frenchmen
were coming in great numbers to
join up. General DeGaulle said French
naval units fighting with British have
now nearly full compliments.
MONDAY-Another giant German
airplane attack on England caused
much damage, especially to industrial
and shipping facilities. British carried
out raids on German shipping and OBJ
jectives on Continent. British said
Saturday 80 German planes had been
shot down with loss of %. Italy said
4 sub had sunk British warship near
Gibraltar. In Western Holland all but
German citizens were ordered to re
main indoors from 10 p. m. to a. m.
There was false alarm signaling a
parachute invasion in Southwest Eng
land.
TUESDAY - Germans sent new
waves of planes over London and con-
tinued to send them. British admitted
it was difficule to combat them be-
cause Of their height. In spite Of de-
vastating losses they announced Ger
mans were wasting time and ammuni-
ton, that they could not win war or
break morale of British. British subs
sank three Italian supply ships. Brit
ish bombed Hamburg and gave Berlin
i rest. Germans declare worst is yet 20
come, Forty Nazi planes were
! Gowned in the last raid The Nazis
were Smelling the Dover area from
France but RAF bombers were retail
ating.
WEDNESDAY-Whilc London dug
itself out Of debris and their dcfenses
kept fighting off invaders the Royal
Air Force bombers dropped tons of
bombs in Germany and on German
bases Of supplies in France, including
naval docks, gas works, factories and
on barge concentrations along the
English Channel. England admitted
dropping in2endiary cards over Ger
man countIysides where military sup
plies are stored, causing fires. Lon
doners went into air raid shelters
four times. German planes were driven
off without much damage following
their raid on England.
THURSDAY - Germany declared
/ 10000 plane loads of bombs would be
dropped on London every day from
now on, that Britain was already beat
en- and didn't know it. Churchill warn
ed that coming week is likely to tell
the story and described German pre-
parations across Channel for invas-
ion, Germans had failed to gain air
mastery, he asserted. While he spoke
British planes struck at German con-
centrations of barges across Channel.
German bombers attacked Dover area
and bombardment supposedly was to
hide German convoy moving down the
French coast. British guns returned