Two large hotels were demolished, but fortunately their occupants were marshalled to safety in time and there was not a single casually suf. fered there. Three department stores, six public houses and three Churches were weteked inthe savage ald, "The frst wave of raiders arrived: soon after dusio and dropped. flares, In their usual tactics, scores of Nazi crate flew over the ey in relays and there was a rain. of " Incendiary bombs." Finally heavy bombers zoomed over the city and released hundreds" of high explosives that shook the city and crumbled buildings by the score. The planes continued attack the city without slackening thei furious Intensity for some. ste. hours, After midnight the attacks started to fall off and then the raid feame to 8 halt, RAF. bombers scored hits with heavy bombs and incendiary missiles Jon factories in the Cologne area on Wednesday night, the Air Ministry revealed in a communique yesterday.
The communique described a "force attack" on Cologne. "Communications ud. industrial quarters on the cast. bank of the Rhine were the main targets." the communique said.
"The weather was good and the results were clearly observable, {the communique "Several factories were hit, one large building was seen to disintegrate under the impact of Heavy bombs. Many fires broke out."
The communique said all storage tonks at Rotterdam and three German eceupicd aerodromes inthe Low [Countries also were attacked the same ight No R.A. planes were missing for the attacks, It was said-—United Press.
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