The Archive · 1940

French Coast Attacked

Dover. Oct, 20.

Violent explosions on the French coast Inst night shook houses along, the Kent coast, on the opposite side of the English Channel 'A low mist hung over the French coast. making it impossible to deter~ mine the exact nature of the British alfack on German invasion bases.

'A. few German antiaircraft. shells could be seen bursting" in the alr above the French coast. but it was believed possible that British naval units also. were bombarding the French coast again—Uniled Press.

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