London, Apr, 18, Wednesday night's raid on greater London, described by the Nazt High Command as a reprisal for the RAP. hammering of Berlin on April 9, was of a character that might be expected fo precede a Nazi invasion.
"rons of high-explosives were dropped not only in the Metropolis itself but also inthe outer suburbs, early those tothe "southeast where 1 was caught in the most pro-euged raid that this area has suffered, writes Reuter's Alr Corres: pendent, Heavy bombs sometimes fell salvoes gashing the night with blind. ing flashes and an ear-spiltting treble 'AL the height of the attack, before midnight, both "sticks and "salvoes came tumbling down together for fully an hour. 3 In the event of an invasion order-Jed for the morrow, it would be Hit-Tee's threefold objective, by a pre-Iiminary raid of London, to create
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