The Archive · 1940

German Positions Raided

While German raiders were busy over" England, British bombers carried the war into German areas.

Bombers of the Royal Air Force." says an Air Ministry communique, "made further attacks on concentrations of barges in Holland and Belgium."

Also, it is added, "aircraft of the! Bomber Command "attacked the aerodrome at Merville and that at Hertozenbosch, in south Holland. An all installation at Gelsenkirchen. the "Rube district, was also Bombed, while aircraft of the Cons~ tal Command carried out a raid on at all depot at Ghent. Hits were made on tanks, and fires were Started at both objectives. AIL our aircraft returned safely."

The Ministry says that bad weather in the target areas curtailed ight bombing operations. and several aircraft returned with thei bombs, having failed to locate their objectives—Reuter.

Two Nazi Planes Lost British Destroser Lost Two German planes are thought! to have been lost in attacks on south-east England-—one shot down Guring an unsuccessful raid on a small steamer off the roast, and the! others badly damaged over another town as to appear incapable: of reaching home.

London, July 19. The British destroyer, Imogen, los as a result of 2 collision a dense fox, the Admiralty Rounced in a communique yesterday.

jao officer and ten rating: were injured." the communique said. "Of New French Policy Called Free Viens, July 18. "The national revolution has been freely' made; we are not copring our conquerors and do not pleasing them; we shall French' policy. suited tem= perament and' tradition: said Ne Baudoin, French Forel Minister, in a statement to a Swiss news paper on French policy yesterday "Soon new relations Will be me stituted between capital and labour, and there will be new conceptions of life, based on authority. order fand obedience. Our foreign policy will be conducted along the. lines of this regime. The different States have need of each other, We must exchange goods with Germany and Healy, ax we shall with Great Britai when she has returned to a juster understanding of Franee."—Reuter.

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