The Archive · 1941

Personal Bravery

Doctors and nurses ignored falling bombs and crumbling masonry to evacuate a large number of patients from another hospital which suffered damage.

Churches, schools, public buildings and several libraries were among the buildings destroyed on Saturday night, in the worst raid seen at Liverpool since December. Hundreds of high explosive bombs were rained down by the raiders, the drone of whose engines was audible on the ground despite the loud anti-aircraft barrage.

Workmen were busy all day sunday clearing debris from the streets and restoring interrupted electricity and gas services.

Hundreds of homeless people were fed yesterday morning mobile canteens whose food-laden trucks rolled into the city at da Besides' revisiting this district last night, German raiders were also reported over districts along the north-West coast—United Press.

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