The Archive · 1940

Streets Machine-gunned

An office building was damaged another town. Bombs also. wel scattered without damage over a wide rural area, Raiders at dusk yesterday bombed a number of points in eastern and northeastern England and. machine= yned streets in several "places, Some damage was done to house and other buildings." the oficial com were 1," casualties were not munique said, "but although some reprisal for any Italian aerial attacks fon Athens, was sumested unofficially '8 one of the most effective means to assist Greece.

Creation of a new Greek Inter~ national Brigade for men of Greek birth but who were naturalized as British or American citizens, was suggested by many such men who have returned home and were anxious to enlist.

A. delegation of former Vitizelist officers, once members of Greece's best fighting unit, but who were ai missed for participation in the 1935 revolt, petitioned King George and Gen. John Metaxas, the Premier' to be allowed to participate in their country's. defence.

The city hummed with p tions for defence. criss-crossed their stores with adhesive tape as a safety measure in case of bombs.

Air raid wardens in steel helmets sipped coffes. outside restaurants, hai-clad troops, fully equipped, moved through the streets en route ish Trawlers Lost London, Oct. 31.

The trawlers Waveflower (lull, 368 tons) and Joseph Button (Mi have been sunk by enemy mi 'The communique said that night raids mainly were directed to the southeast, including London, but that no. exten: ye damage was' done, A brie raid. inde on Mersey side. Incendiaries started many fires in two Midlands towns, but they wore quickly controlled, Raiders turned their fury to the provinces, with planes reported over Scotland," Wales, Liverpool and East thorities said that high and incendiaries dropped over the Liverpool area caused only minor "The Air Ministr jounced that Scottish auxiliary" squadron downed eight Messerschmitt 109s in a. 10-

were intercepted by about 50 Ger.

attic over Kent, when they man raiders heading toward London.

Observers reported seeing nine bombers which ye been Tt Tians, however. the semi-oiielal Press Association said "There is no truth in the stories hat any considerable umber of Italian aircraft participated the attacks tod: nomy aircraft" sing at con lerable heights made the second attack in the Portsmouth area." the Air Ministry also announced, "A number of bombs were dropped causing damage to several shop There were several casualties and number of people were killed.

The all clear signal sounded at 6 pam. as the fourth air raid alarm period of the day ended, Nine Messerschmitt Aghting planes escorting 60 Dornier bombers crossed Members of the crew of the machine ave being marched of background, the Kent const and continued inland where they were Intereepted by. British fighters, said the ale ministry, Two waves" of German' planes; folalling 50 raiders, were battered by anti-aircraft fire and attacked by British Spithres and Hurricanes in the frst raid of the day. A few of the raiders slipped over defences a great height and bombed the capital, said reports, Seventy German fighters erossed the Kentish coast in the first after: hoon raid in efforts to penetrate London's defences but swarms of Spitiires and Hurricanes headed them off and drove most of them toward the channel, said the Air Ministry, A few succeeded in bombing London, 50 More Attackers swept towards the" British capital Later another §0 raiders, again

{aking advantage of a high have which nid them, A" few "auccceded in hur mission, "hele Analy "A. large number of our fighter squadrons: engaged the enemy ahd few German planer succeeded in Penetrating to the London area: sad joint "communique of the' Ale Binetey snd" Stinistry" of "Home the outskirts of the capital but there Tew bombs were dropped 0

was lie dansnge ud fox? casualties were "reported! the communique the same time," the communt= que said, "German raiders staged. a lunsuceessful attack on thy Portsmouth area."—United Pros Australia Has War Cabinet of Five Melbourne, Oct. 29.

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