London, Feb, 12.
The important industrial centre of Hanover, which was heavily. bombed the Royal Air Force for six hours on Monday night, suffered in another Visit from them during last night. Although bad weather last night prevented R.A. raids from being on the scale of Monday night's raids, it ig stated that British bombers were again over many parts of north-west Germany.
this repeat raid on Hanover, the RAF. was continuing a plan of successive night raids on a single base or port. The previous raid showed the true weight of the pro~ posed attacks.
Some of the fires which were started during Monday's raid were still burning and were greatly en~ Targed by more bombs being unloaded fon them. They became so large as to be impossible to handle.
"The Germans put up a tremendous antiaircraft barrage and sent up a large number of night fighters, But in spite of all their efforts, ions of incendiary and explosive bombs were poured down on the factories and oit plants in Hanover.
German all was one of the main objectives of last night's operations and tanks at Rotterdam were sub jected to another minor attack.
'Other British machines bombed. German invasion bases and in the: carly morning, as previously an~ nounced, units of the Royal Navy' bombarded Ostend, shells falling on the harbour works and starting many fires.
Once again there was only slight German air activity over Britain last night.
'A communique says that a fow bombs were dropped in cast and south-east Britain, Some houses were damaged and a small number of people Injured—Reuter.
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