The Archive · 1940

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schaiomelce ores teams "While German raiders on Tuesday night attacked Lo Havre for the Second night in succession heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force were [penetrating deep into Germany, and [were simultaneously carrying' out raids on military objectives over a wide area," states an Air Ministry communique.

"From shortly before midnight, until early. in the "morning strong. forces of British bombers ranged over Jnorth-west Germany, storage plants ablaze, and wrecking frail communications in numerous centres from Dortmund in the north Mannheim in the south.

'"Prankturt, Dusseldorf, Cologne, land Essen " wore among the other [German cities attacked. At Frank-{furt, a large all storage depot was systematically bombed by relays of falreraft for 90 minutes.

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