The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
CERMANY'S SEA
 ROUTE IS SMASHED
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(Continued from Page D enemy air fields in France. Coastal command bombers attacked enemy shipping of the coasts of Holland and Norway and bombed Manda1 airdrome.
 Three RAr bombers were missing.
 A strong force of bombers" at- tackled objectives in southern Ger many, including the important in- dustrial town of Stuttgart" the connmunique said. A detachment of heavy Stirling bombers bombed the Skoda works at Pilsen for the sec ond time since the offensive began.
 900 Miles to PiISen
 It is a 9O0-mile round trip to Pil- sen, and a T50-nlile round trip to Stuttgart.
 A series of attacks on the French Channel coast were carried out during the day. During the early af- ternoon big formations of fighters attacked the Calais area for half hours.
 Seven German bomberS were said to have been destroyed during the night, four over Britain and three over NaM basis in France.
 The big guns began firing at 1920 a. m. (6:20 p. m. EWT), shaking windows and awakening inhabitants along a wide area of the coast. They fired until 1 8. In.; and 30 minutes later went into action again, while 8 big force of RAF planes crossed the Channel.
 Between the blasts of the big guns fierce heavy anti-aircraft fire was heard on the French coast between Boulogne and Salais from midnight until 3 &. m. From then until 3 a. m. RAF heavy bombers roared to- ward France in an unbroken stream. The RAF bombers raided Stuttgart and southern Germany Gin strong force," it was said authoritatively.
 Stuttgart Important
 Stuttgart Is an important ma chine, textile, rubber and chemical manufacturing center of some 450,- 900 population in southern Ger many. It has been raided by the British seven times since the war began, the last time on Oct. 1, lo4l. To raid 1t, the British had to make Q round trip of ct least 750 miles.
 The plants of such German war industries as Bosch, leading German specialists in electrical equipment; Daimler Benz, manufacturers of airpiane engines, heavy trucks, tanks and tanks engines, and Of the Hirth concern, manufacturers of aircraft precision equipment, are in Stuttgart.
 First reports of the raids canas from the German radio, which ac- kn0wledged that only one British plane was shot down. The term Sin strong force" usually means that scores if not hundreds Of planes took part. As usual, the Germans claimed the British attacked "Fes'" dences,"
 The Germans, ip Eepvisal, sharp, Iy attacked the southeast eeast e England last night, and 6 British enlnmnniQne reported some easuals ties and damage, One German plane was destroyed eR the southeast coast.
 Three German planes were ds. stFoyed over aiTdEoTleg iB northern France, which the British attaesed early last night. Watchers 0n the Channel saw largo formations 6ys Ing over Ral6 seen laNAga loud exs paasl0ns on the French coast.
 W.ghteTD anA bombeTs haa eeut, tied aer0as the channel in daylight yesterday te aksAAk enemy positions ln occupied France,
 ThN RAw els0 AttaelEeA aAaaaV ahipping or the DgetheFlaEds Fess teFAny and theae ware the epeEsS ts0na, presumably, that eaae the coastal eelnzlaild tWo bembers, seven 0thaT nTltlah planess weTe lost yelseFday, but the DFitash Ass aiE0geA seven planes in thelE asleeps eyer France BnEsiehAAElv, kae HavFa.