The Archive · 1940

Germany, Holland Raided

London, Aug. 7.

"Last night, bombers of the Royal Air Force carried out attacks on military objectives in Holland and north-em Germany, including targets at Wismar, Kiel and Hamburg," states the Air Ministry in a communique issued last night.

"Goods-yards at Hamni and the aerodromes of Schipol (at Amsterdam) and Borkum (one of the East Frisian Islands) were also damaged.

"All our aircraft returned safely."

The Ministry of Home Security announces during the night enemy aircraft dropped incendiary bombs in two districts of Scotland. More leaflets giving Herr Hitler's recent Reichstag speech and a small number of bombs also fell in the Channel area. Damage was negligible. There were no casualties.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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