The Archive · 1940

14 Aerodromes Raided

Fourteen aerodromes in German-occupied territory also were attacked during the night in an attempt tó break the back of German raids against the British Isles and British. shipping in the North Sea, Factories bombed were declared to have included the Krupp plants at Essen and the Fokker plants in Amsterdam. Railways junctions were reported to have been bombed in Danzig, Dessau, Munster and Mann-helm, Sunday night's attacks, the communique said, "were hampered by severe electrical conditions." Five British planes failed to return to their bases—United Press.

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