London, Oct. 12. Germany were singled out for concerto. ox supply centres in operations by the Royal Air Force during a series of smashing blows dealt at vital points by bombers on Thursday night.
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great oil plants at Hamburg, Hanover, Cologne, Magdeburg, Gel senkirchen, Leuna and Resicholz, with a combined output capacity 1,500,000. metric tons, were hei avily attacked by separate raiding forces, and widespread: d damage is believed to have bee caused to oil stores o! f vital importance to the German wat machines.
One of the heaviest. blows was struck at the Rhenania plant near Hamburg, where in a combined attack lasting 90 minutes, tons of high explosive bombs and hundreds of incen diary bombs were unloaded on the refinery and buildings adjoining the storage tanks. The crew of the last aircraft to leave the scene reported that the oil plant was well alight and the flames were spreading.
The factory produces high grade lubricant and has an annual output capacity of 400000 metric tons. Fight large fires were counted in the factory area.
The same story was repeated at each oil centre visited, huge fires following explosions.. Violent opposition was frequently encountered, related the Air Ministry News Service, but despite the intensity of the anti-aircraft barrage the aircraft flew low everywhere to proso home the attacks.
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