Vital war industries crowded into Germany's greatest manufacturing area—the Ruhr—were heavily attacked for the sixth night in succession by large forces of R.A.F, bombers on Monday night, The Air Ministry news service stated ihat, though the night was clear, and even before the moon had risen, many aircraft had regehed and bombed Cologne, Dusseldorf and Duisberg.
These cities, through which runs the Rhine, were the main objectives of the night and soon there were fires on both sides of the river; tall industrial buildings showed up in the flare of flames.
In spite of the defences, the pilots got through to their targets—Reuter.
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