Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-02
War Today
Raids on Europe
ForeteI Mature OF
Future Offensives
Nv MAI. PAUL G. RABoRG

Germany and ANiS-occupied
countries Of Europe, during the
past week. is more than indica-
tive of the United Nations tu-
tlre offensive war plans.
:, Starting Monday, Britis h
four.motored bomberS dropped
two and four-ton "block-bust-
ers," as well as numberleSs IN
cendiaries, on BremeS1n a night
raid. This German city is Hit
lers second largest seaport. The
targets were docks, sh!pyardS,
and other port facilities.
Bremen is down the river
from the great naval base and
U-boat building center al VIII
,elInShsven, which was also
strongly attacked Thursday and
Friday nights
Canadian bomberS in their
greatest attack of the war
struck the German naval base
AZ Wilhelmshaven Wednesday
hight and returned without loss.
FMS was the third attack on
his U-boat and naval center
within seven days. and the 10th
attack on Germany during the
month Of February.
On Friday American Flying
Tortresses and Liberators again
truck the U-boat production
,enter and docks at Wilhelm
shaven in a daylight raid. On
he same day the Raj attacked
re Nazis al Dunkirk three times.
These raids involved practically
% hours of bombing. The United
states lost seven bombers,
vhffh was the heaviest price
,ef<paid by the Eighth United
states Air Force.
The vast industrial center or
bavaria at Nurnberg. which
manufacturers submarine en-
ines and fittings, was bombed
or 20 minutes by the Raj with
loss of nine bombers.
Cologne is said to be the most
ornbed spot in Europe. II has
zen raided 1l3 times. Satur-
ay word was received In this
ountry that Raj heavy bomb
rs had again smashed at this
ity-eff- S5e, 900 people in the
eayiest raid since last May, in
shich a thousand planes took
art. The Raj loss was 10
onbers.
WHILE THIS was going on,
Western Germany was attacked
I several places and fighter
lanes struck at railroads in
Iorthern France.
Sunday IL was announced that
rnited States FLYING Fort
.sses and Liberators attacked
Ne French coast. All returned.
.merican Liberators appear to
G almost immune 10 attack.
At the same time the Raj
-ss again bombing Dunkirk and
,ur.motored bombers struck al
,e U-boat base at Brest, which
said 10 be the third largest
All undersea base. This day
unpleted another round the
ock of bombings.
Sunday, the ST. NaZaire
boat base was pounded.
1T IS perfectly apparent from
,ese attacks that the high com
and of the United Nations is
liking at or for the following
Tectives:
1rU-boat bases and produc-
- centers.
-All seaports where there
Any dockage facilities.
ITO soften up Germany and
Europe for future United
hoons invssions. This is con-
med 10 a degree by the state
Snt recently made In London
ct impatient Canadian troops
ieht very soon see action.
done OF the greatest, TO pin
4 largest possible number OF
axi fighter planes in Germany
"a Western Europe
A. this moment Hitler sorely
DDS every possible fighter he
- place on the Russian and
nissan fronts. BY our ship
nts Of sirplsnes 70 Russia,
rs their own production ca
city, and 10 Tunisis. the
Sited Nations will shortly hold
overpowering air superiority
these TWO war fronts.
The Axis can't possibly pro-
&c airplanes fast enough 10
eef their now far-f1ung over
tended defense demands.