The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-12
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Gets a Taste
From London came the first word
of the new United Nations offensive
against Hitler on his home grounds
occupied Europe. This first word
was described as part propaganda
and part actual heavy aerial war
fare. The propaganda effect was
to strike a definite element OF fear
into the hearts of the German peo-
pie by announcing that high U. S.
officials had arrived in London to
plan an about attack upon the
Nazis.
There was loud talk of nonstop
bombing attacks on the Reich. Said
some reports, these attacks would
be the heaviest and most fearful the
world had ever seen. For the first
time American bombing crews were
taking their places in the nonstop
bombing raids being dealt to indus
trial centers of the Rhineland.
The London radio let the Ger
man people know that Britain was
being visited by U. S. Services of
Supply Commander Somervell, Air
Borne Command (Ground Forces)
Commander Lee, SOS Chief of OPP
erations Lutes, and SOS Transporta-
ton Services Chief Gross. Army
Air Forces Commander Arnold and
Chief of Naval Operations (Air)
Towers had arrived previously and
were already in conference with
British military and government
leaders, said an official report from
Allied headquarters in London.
SOS Commander Somervell told
London press conference that U. S.
and British officials were comforting
on program to standardize mill
tary equipment, including tanks and
planes.
From Washington came a report
quoting Army Chief Of Staff Marsh
all as saying that American troops
are landing in England and they
will land in France"
Cologne
But the Nazis had something to
listen to that was stronger than
propaganda. It was the whir of
1850 British bombers and the thud
Of 5000, 900 pounds of high explosive
bombs as the Raj unleashed the
''most devastating aerial raid in his
tory" to level and burn three-fourths
Of the industrial city of Cologne in .
single night.
Called the first of the 'four-6gure"
bombing raids on German industrial
icenters, this raid on Cologne saw a
British bomber swoop over its OBJ
sjective once every six seconds.
Equipped with both British and
American-made planes the raiders
were reported by London sources to
have made the vicious Maxi annihi-
lations on Britain last year look fee
bile by comparison.
Even Berlin admitted that terrific
damage had been done. The Royal
Air force used so many planes in
the mass raid that anti-aircraft de-
lenses were of little use. This meth
cd was described as ''super-saturat-
ing" the Nazi target field so that his
aim was constantly diverted. One
after another the planes dove low to
blast their detectives. One Canadian
fiierlwas quoted as saying that when
his turn came so much Of the city
was in flames that he felt like leav-
ing the scene and seeking another
target. 1t didn't seem possible, he
said, tosdo any additional damage.
AUSTRALIAN FRONT:
Exchanges
After a lull Of over a week, aerial
fighting on the Australian front be-
gan again. This time it took the
shape of a series Of exchange blows
by first the Allied forces and then
THE Japanese.
Heaviest Allied attacks were by
American and Australian planes
striking at enemy invasion bases at
Rabual and Lac. There was also
a heavy raid on the Jap seaplane
base at .Tulagi. in the Solomon IT,