The Archive · 1940

More Shells Expected

'The United Press correspondent at the south-east coastal town who tele~ phoned regarding the RA.P. said that the residents of the town expected another shelling, but nothing mater= {allzed. Many' spent the night in cellar shelter Antiaireraft, bursts dotted the French coast line for several miles, indicating that "an RAP. raid of rem according to the Press Absotnusint "proportions "waa in" pro-

Sinton, ceaslonslly Diner ashe lewed to be exploding. bomb ut the sky.

"an eater R.AZ, raid on German tun" pai tons on ihe French, coast finn derried out for atx hours Thurs: thy. might and yesterday. morning fecgording to" the Air Ministry. "The Fafa ended at 395 asin, Yenordey, than cifork to" hal the balk of sues from ong, range us set in'rance, the RAs ollocked Cap Gris 'Nex otweo Calais sind Bou Toure igh explosives of various Celibres ut incendiary here. wore ropped on the German battery pos {lone the" Ministy."s0K0. he "ald won "sid to have' been earvied "out one face of heavy" antcaireratt Attacks Repeated rhe first bomber arrived over the objective soon after, 0.20 last night," the Ministry said. "Others took up the attack al intervals and further salvoes of heavy and incendiary bombs were Iaunched at the enemy uns, Battery positions near Audenburg and St. Ingelbert in the same area. were also. bombed."

Military experts here said the German uns on the French coast were "possibly mounted on railway cars using branch Tines to coastal points to enable a quick withdrawal It necessary."

Eye witnesses on the south-east coast on Thursday reported that British long range coastal batteries bombarded the German guns across the Channel, after flashes from the mouths of the German guns had be-twayed their positions. "The British found the range quickly, they said, and" sent' many salvoes of shells screaming across the Channel.

"For i few. minutes," one eye witness said, "the action looked an artillery duel. Then the Ger fire was noticeably slackened." itary Expert Opinion itary experts here deprecated that sfstion that the Germs Shening, at Dover eonsttied a nev? Dhue the Bate of Britain "he German. bombartmentobwlotsly Soar nuisance they sat, tom ihe "German viewpoint, inst every satactory to think their abels ore falling i Beitaln Miary" quarters "contre that the Germans hed started" building emplacements as" soon as. they. set foot "onthe French" cout. "Asked Shy Bes warships hed nal vepied FOREIGN TELEGRAMS (continued)

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