The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-06-01
British Gave Sample
Of What Is In Store
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share Of the burden In the Far East
and elsewhere commence operations
~ our side In this theater Of the
war.
I'VE are supremely confident that
with their aid the common enemy
faced with the certain devastation
Of their own lands-will soon have
cause to bitterly rue the day on
which they forced our two countries
to war;"
Britons, sttll thrilled over the raid
on Cologne, the news Of which had
passed with amazing rapidity
through London ct midday yester-
day, sending men running through
the streets to tell their families and
friends, had hoped for o time that
there had been another raid on
Germany last night. Radio Berlin
went suddenly OF the cir shortly
after midnight.
Thousands Of Royal Air Force
men, plane and ground crews, were
standing by fueled, ammunitioned
craft last night ready for the order
to set out.
ALI Are Inspired
From cir chief marshal 10 the
lowliest helper they had been III
spired by the complete success Of
the Cologne raid.
It had been calculated that II
the raid were q success, 90 planes
or six per cent would be lost. Actual
ly A planes, or 2.93 per cent, failed
to return. When Germany last
raided Britain In force, the London
raid Of May 10, 194l -- using 500
planes, one-third as many as Brit
ain sent on It's great offensive
Germany lost SO planes, Of SO per
cent.
While Cologne was burning fierce
ly yesterday and last night, British
planes were making two offensive
sweeps and many reconnaissance
flights over. France, Belgium, HoI.
land and the invasion coasts.
They attacked airdromes and
other objections were occupied
France and railroads and barge
concentrations in Belgium They
sank an armed trawler and sent two
other vessels aground.
Radio Berlin reported that Brit
ish bornbers had carried out haras-
sing raids over western Germany
during the night, but said no bombs
were dropped.
Germany put casualties in the
Cologne raid at III dead and
'nany" wounded. It admitted great
damage to buildings, including q
police headquarters and q Nazi party
building and admitted also thaw the
spire Of Cologne Cathedral had not
(not) been damaged, according to
Stockholm dispatches from Berlin.
Berlin first reported, before 1t
realized the gigantic impact Of the
British raid, said that two British
planes had been shot down. AS soon
as Britain announced the loss Of A
planes Berlin shot UP the total to
8, including raids on other areas.
Many Bomb Craters
In their raid on England during
the night, the German planes left
many bomb craterS where homes
and shops had been.
Damage was especially great In the
shopping district. Incendiary bombs
started many fires but the efficient
work Of firemen and helpers put
them under control within an hour.
One church was ruined and Its spire
crashed with a great roar while the
second Of two waves Of German
planes was over the city. A school
was demolished. Business buildings
and q movie were damaged by fire.
The air and home security min
istries joint communique on the raid
said:
Shortly after midnight last night
enemy aircraft made q raid on o
town In southeastern England. Most
Of the damage was caused In shop
ping and residential districts, In
which fires were started. A number
Of casualties have been reported.
Three raiders were destroyed
during the night, one over our coast
and two over airdrames In occupied
territory"