The Archive · 1941

London Wondering Why German Bombers Do Not Return

London, June 21.

N ominous atmosphere shrouded London last night as the British sought an answer to one of the biggest mysteries of the war—why have not the Nazis attempted an air blitz in the past six weeks Londoners who have become accustomed to bombings now measure almost with anguish the long absence of German attacks. They scan the barrage balloons and wonder why the Luftwaffe stays at home. They cannot seem to understand it and they know this will not last.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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