The Archive · 1940

Respite Given Germany

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

London, June 28.

IVING the Germans no res; ite, 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, accor: ing-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 British 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 acrodvomes at Dortmund, Bonn and Hangorf, near Muenster, Planes Allack Moyale, Wajir and Langehagen, near Hanover, were Nairobi, June 28 also bombed. Attacks were made on Three aircraft yesterday attacked all refinery at Cologne and an ex-British Moyale, on the border of Blosive factory at Ladwigahafen, ear] Renym and anja. according 'Marshalling yards and railway Co™™munique issued here. junctions at hoya Fifteen bombs were dropped, but Hmm' ana Soest were no mage wes one or conalles Other bombers attacked docks, "Aused.

Two aeroplanes, it is added, later lock gates and bridges at Willemsford attacked Wajir, when again 15 bombs and Gnemuiden, in Holland. Two of were dropped without causing dam-the raiders failed to return.

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