'The Berlin' High Command—com= munique states that targets of military Importance in London were Wombed yesterday. "Further attacks were directed again railway stations and a port in south-east. England, doing considerable damage, Both sides refrained from 1 activity on New Year's Eve, quiet night was passed, Raids in 1940
Germany's now famous railway contre, Hamm, suffered from. 82 raids" by the "RAP. during last Year, Gelsenkirchen had 30. raids, and Berlin, Wilhel had 35 each, "Mant Authoritative Mgures show that in these and other raids on Germany and German-oceupled.tertitory, the RAF, lost 374 machines on land and 28 at sea, and shot down 63 German machines, Confirmed German losses in raids over Great Britain numbered 2,993 planes while losses of British fighter fever Britain' numbered These Agures do not include German ma. chines damaged, or whose loss is not authoritatively confirmed, On the "Western Front "and in France, Britain lost 375 machines and the Germans 954, Italian planes confirmed as having boon destroyed In serial combat up to December 26 number 416 as against a British Joss of 75, 'A considerable number of German'and Mahan aircraft destroyed on the ground are not included in the above figures. A further 52 German and Mahan. planes dostroyed by the Fleet Air Arm are also Hot Included in the Agures—Reuter,
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