The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-08

NOOlCluu6Q 11Om rage ~
who have been black-listed by the
Germans. Do not wait until the last
minute. It win be too alte.
To-day, we say: Frenchmen get
away from the forbidden coastal
zones all along the French coast"
. This warming was similar to one
previously broadcast Immediately
after the British Commando raids
on st. Nazaire, when French civil
ians joined in the fighting which
lasted for two days.
At that time, some concern was
expressed over the fact that many
French civilians, who joined In the
st. Nazaire battle against the Ger
mans, believed enormously that the
allies had started their real invasion
Of occupied Europe. It was feared
that realization that the comman-
dos were merely making raid on
the French coast might have bad
effect on French morale when the
time came to open a second front.
Thus the British were believed to
be emphasizing to the French civil
ians that series Of increasingly
strong air attacks and commando
raids was in prospect along the oc-
cupied coast and that the popula-
ton should move inland to avoid
danger as much as possible until
the time comes for the real in
vaSion attack. The operations that
are impending would be prepara-
tory to opening a second front ~
such as vast aerial attacks on I'M
portant targets already secuted by
the commands.
Meanwhile, the Raj continued
steady attacks on enemy targets.
French Coast Blasted
The afternoon target Of the Raj
appeared to be the Nazi-occupied
French coast which inhabitants a
few hours earlier were urged by
the British radio to evacuate imme-
diately and clear the ground "for
coming military operations"
The warning stirred speculation
that the British were preparing to
send a new commando force against
some vital military objective on the
French coast or increase their de-
vastation raids throughout the in
vasion area.
Raj bombers were grounded by
bad weather last night, but the fight
and coastal command planes car
ried on.
Fighters fiercely attacked air.
dromeS in Holland and northern
France and attacked other key tar
gets while coastal command planes
kept up a new drive against enemy
shipping.
The fighters bombed the great
freight yards near Caen, on the
French coast between LIE Havre and
Cherbourg, and shot up freight
train in Montdidier, SIS miles north
Of Paris.
American-built Douglas Boston
light bombers plastered the enemy
airdrome at Leeuwarden, Holland,
inland from the Tristan Islands and
their crews saw one big fire burning
from 40 miles away on their way
homeward.
Bombed Small Ship
Attacking enemy ships of the
Tristan Islands, which fringe the
Netherlands and German coasts,
hit q medium sized ship amidships
with bomb and returned without
loss.
The sudden silencing shortly be-
fore ! a. m. Of the Berlin radio in
dicated that the long range bombers
were in the air to continue the
greatest aerial offensive in world
history.
But the hops proved false, and
the Germans apparently were just
being careful when planes were de-
tected over France and Holland.
-Four German planes bombed o
town on the southwest coast last
night and machine gunned streets.
Naval units joined in the Off
coast offensive yesterday by fighting
off q greatly superior German naval
formation including two motor tor-
pedO boats. One Of the German tor
pedo boats was hit amidships by q
torpedo and almost certainly sank.
One light British unit received
damage and two Of its men were
killed.
The air ministry made It known
that many OF its largest planes,
carrying up to eight tons Of bombs
each, took part in Saturday nights
3OO-plane raid on Emden, German
submarine construction base and
channel for war imports, particular
Iy Scandinavian iron ore.
Perfect Targets
Pilots had perfect targets and saw
q great red glow In the sky, as they
flew home. Buildings and docks
burst into flames while they ranged
over the city.
Nine bombing planes were lost Ia
the EEaden raid.
Germany admitted that consider
able damage was done.
Reports continued - arrive We
Switzerland that Cologne had been
devastated Ia the raid which opened
the Raj Offensive. A German dis
patch SAID 10000 persons had been