Evening star., 1941-10-13
Nuremberg Is Target
Of Effort to Ease
Pressure on Soviet

sought to relieve pressure on en-
battled Russia last night by
striking at industrial Germany
with one of the heaviest raids of
the war, setting many fires which
spread over a large area at
Nuremberg, scene of the Nazi
partys annual congresses.
Nuremberg, a war industrial CEN
ter in Bavaria, was the principal
objective, communique announced.
Bomber crews who blasted Nuern-
berg saw roofs cave in. factory
buildings collapse, flames pour from
windows and skeletons of burned
out buildings standing out against
the blaze" the Air Ministry an
nounced
Nuremberg was lighted by fires so
fierce they singed the bomber wings,
the Air Ministry said.
800 Planes Take Part.
"A number of targets in Western
and Northwestern Germany also
were attacked" the Air Ministry
said Authoritative sources added
that more than 300 planes took part
in the attack
Bremen was bombed by strong
forces, the Air Ministry said, and
docks at Boulogne. German-occupied
French Channel port. also were at
tackled. The loss of II planes in
these widespread operations was ad-
mitted.
The German high command
acknowledged the broad sweep
and severity of the British air
forays, setting the British plane
loss at l3. It's communique said
places in Northwestern. Western
and Southern Germany were
raided and at various places
buildings were destroyed or dam
aged" an unusual admission for
Berlin
Big four-engined Stirling bomb
ers were among the attacking planes.
The British, informed sources
said, hoped to lessen the powers
of the great German offensive on
the Russian 'front.' by striking at the
heart of the Nazi war production
machine at home.
Heavy Daylight Offensive.
The night attack on Nuremberg
was followed up by daylight today
with heavy R. A F. offensive
against the German held invasion
coast" across the English Channel.
The R. A. F. was said authorita-
lively to have destroyed 19 German
planes while losing l3 of its own.
Large formations Of bombers and
fighters were plainly visible from
the English side as they few over
the Channel in the early afternoon,
headed toward Dunkerque and
Calais.
Observers at Folkestone said a big
formation apparently attacked OBJ
jectives some distance inland. Anti
aircraft fire was seen at Calais.
A German plane, believed to have
been a Messerschmitt 100. appar-
emily followed the British planes
back across the Channel as they
recrossed the English coast at Gun
geness. This was the first hostile
aircraft to cross the English coast
by daylight in many weeks Flying
high, it left great vapor trail. It
seemed to be losing altitude as it
went back across the Channel.
French Coast Attacked.
The attack on the Reich was the
third in as many nights after lull
imposed by bad weather, and was
the first on Bavaria since late last
year.
British planes also blasted again
last night at the German occupied
French coast from Boulogne to Dun
kerque, which they attacked re-
peatedly over the week end during
day and night forays which ex-
tended all the way to Norway.
The Air Ministry listed the re-
suits of these round-the-clock raids
as follows:
Northern France-Fires set among
docks and railway yards at Boulogne,
Calais and Dunkerque; German air
dromes bombed and machine
gunned.
Norway-A supply ship set afire
and two other vessels hit by bombs
on the coast; Norwegian fish oil
factory damaged.
The Netherlands-A tanker and q
(See RAID Pace A-2l