The Archive · 1940

Respite Civen Germany By British Airmen

Further Extensive Raids Carried Out by Night Any Day Against Military Objectives

London, June 28.

IVING the Germans no respite, British bombers carried out further extensive raids over German territory, both by day and night, in the last 48 hours, destroyIng or damaging aerodromes, oil refineries, marshalling yards, bridges and other military objectives, according to a communique issued by the Ministry of Air.

Despite German fighter attacks during a daylight raid into Germany on Wednesday, says the communique, an oil plant at Gelsenkirchen and railway sidings at Soest were bombed, One Bri ish plane failed to return from this operation.

Further bombing operations were carried out at nightfall, when British aircraft attacked the seaplane bases of Texel and Helder, and the aerodromes at Schipol, Walhaven and Dekooy in Holland.

The aerodromes at Dortmund. Bonn and Hangorf, near Muenster, and Langehagen, near Hanover, were also bombed. Attacks were made on a oil refinery at Cologne and an explosive factory at Ludwigshafen, near Mannheim.

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