The German naval bases of Bremen and Wilhelmshaven süffered extensive damage when British bombers severely bombed these two centres in prolonged raids over German objectives in the small hours of this morning, according to an Air Ministry communique. Not a single British aircraft was lost in the raids, it is claimed, Daylight attacks were made yesterday on the ports of Boulogne and Lorient, while in the night other forces were detailed to attack milttary objectives over a wide area in western Germany, Holland and German-occupied France, Targets bombed included oil refneries at Hamburg and Gelsenkirchen, the power station at Kiel, the Krupps works at Essen, metal works at Hanau, the Fokker aircraft works at Amsterdam, goods yards at Mann-helm, and several German aerodromes. Vigorous night attacks on Channel ports were continued.
While more than 15 tons of bombs were dropped on Wilhelmshaven, tons of high-explosive bombs and hundreds of incendiary bombs were rained -|on Bremen, where fires and explosions were seen in all "parts of the target area.—Reuter.
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