Special to the "N. dislocation of enemy communications is one of the most important objectives of Britain's air offensive on Germany and German occupied territory; modern armies cannot live off the country; and mechanized forces must draw steadily and regularly on supplies of all Icinds.
'The immediate results of these attacks are nob always obvious, and it may seem more spectacular when great war factories are gutted or stocks of raw materials blown up, but' although these. are important targets, communications are vital to Germany's war effort.
In order of importance German the Germans devised elaborate communications are as follows:—mechanical methods which worked 50 canals, railways, roads, sea and air, well In normal times that marshalling Unlike Britain, Germany has an inwork done elsewhere was transfered trleate and extensive canal system, there. "Money and time were saved, which handles the bulk of the heavy' but with "so many eggs la one basket" and non-perishable goods traffic. The vulnerability in wartime was inereascanals and waterways are linked with ed, Even slight damage may involve American Giant Bombers Cross Atlantic the great rivers, and converge on ong delays in clearing trae. Roll-One of the new B24 Consolidated bombers which have been flown across the Atlantic and the the large inland ports, ing stock is likely to be destroyed Pacific to join the British forces in Britain and in the Far East, is here pictured at, La Guardia Duisburg-rubrort is the largest and the tracks themselves cut. No Field, New York. These machines are huge, four motored, high-wing monopl 8 with tricycle river port in the world, serving the opportunity has been lost by the fanding gear, They are expected to play'a large part in the raids Britain will be making upon junction of the rivers Rhine, Ruhr, RAF, Hamm has been attacked more German territory in the next few months, Ems and Weser, by way of the Dort-[frequently than any other place in mund-Bins and Miltelland Canals: Germany.
More than 40,000 barges are accom-'Berlin is the hub of the railway The note charged that since the modate in this port in an average system of central Europe: Cologne is The European War, April 6. coup" cla in Yugoslavia, the. neve sear, The RAP, has bombed the the natural erossing of the Rhine, and fers of the country had ordered place 89 times, s0 far. this link with the Invaded countries General mobilization of Yugostov Where the canals cross valleys they has been continually and successfully are often carried on aqueducts, rather bombed. Railway trae "that nor-than by a. series of locks. This mally took eight hours to clear, has method is cheaper and makes for taken a week, after a bombing Yugoslavia,
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