The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-04
Bremen Is Given Hard
 Smash From British
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Berlin radio went off the air las night in token that British planeI had crossed into German territor! in their fourth great raid within l20 hours.
 Britains raid record was now Saturday, Cologne, 1,030 planes Monday, Essen, l,036 planes; Tues day, Essen, upwards of 300 planes Wednesday, Bremen, upwards o' 300 planes.
 1000 Fighter Planes In addition, the air ministry re. vealed that more than 1000 fighter planes had engaged in a single days operations over the German occu- pied territories where the Royal Ali Force Is now starting to knock out German air defense in preparation for the second allied front in the west.
 German planes in their vengeance raids attacked a south coast Eng land town during the night.
 An air and home security minis. tries communique said:
 "A small number of raiders flew over the south coast of England last night, mainly directed against one coastal district. Bombs dropped caused some damage and a small number of casualties were reported"
 The communique said five Ger man planes had been shot down during the night-only one over Britain, the west over their own bases in northern France, where Royal Air Force night fighters were protecting the Bremen bombers.
 German bombs caused some fires In the town they attacked and num- erouS homes and business premises were damaged. The raiders used de- molition bombs sparingly, but show cred incendiaries. Fires were soon controlled.
 Ministry COmmuniQue
 An air ministry communique, an- nouncing that strong force of planes made the Bremen attack said:
 Weather favored the attack and teh target, which was well ilumin- ated by flares, was heavily bombed .'
 It said that in addition to the Bremen raid British bombers and fighters attacked enemy airdromes in France and the docks at Dieppe France. during the night and laid mines in eenmy waters.
 The ministry announced that the nights plane casualties were lC bombers and two fighters.
 The bomber loss compared witt, A against Colonge, 35 in the first Essen raid and IA in the second Es- sen raid.
 A force of British bombers and fighters swept across the channel this afternoon in an attack center ing upon the Calais area of the French coast. There appeared to be neither German aerial nor anti aircraft opposition.
 British COmmandOs Strike
 London, June 4 -(UP)- British commandos, preparing for an Allied invasion of the continent, struck al a vital point of the occupied French coast for the second time in six weeks in the dark morning hours today.
 With the aid of the Royal Navy and the fighter command of the Royal Air Force, the tough com. mandos, faces blackened, landed ir 15-mile front between Boulogne and the seaside resort of Le You. quet, 32 miles across the English channel from the Dungeness Head. land lighthouse on the southeast England coast.
 They struck silently and power. fully at the new secret German de. lenses on the coast.
 It was indicated that in addition to bringing back invaluable infor. nation on the strength and dispo. sition of German invasion-guart troops and defenses, they destroyed everything of military value the! found and captured prisoners. whi will be questioned by the army in telligence.
 Careful not to rouse hopes tha the raid was of invasion character foreshadowing an iInmient British and possibly British-American, movI against the German-heid continent Britain minimlzed it's importance calling 1t Q minor reconnaissance Fnfd.