The Archive · 1941

RA F. Raids Bremen

20,000 Incendiary Bombs. Dropped on' Reich's — Second Most Important, Industrial Centre

London, Jan. 3. IPHE Royal Air Force on Wednesday night staged a giant raid on Bremen, important industrial centre in north-western Ger~ many, the Air Ministry announced yesterday.

The raid was."even greater than the major raid on Mannheim (industrial city in west-central Germany)," the Air Ministry com~ munique declared.

Twenty thousand incendiary bombs and a quantity of high explosives were dropped, it was stated—United Press.

London, Jan. 3.

'The Germans wore. paid back in their own coin ili a heavy Royal Afr, Force raid on Bremen on Wednesday night. "It Is understood that apart from' big: loads of high explosive bombs, British bombers carried quan-titles of Incendlaries which started Dig fires in the target area The RAF. hammered Germany hard. and Bremen came in for a par ticularly severe battering. Operations were extensive despite the weather.

number of attacks were made fon invasion ports, submarine bases territories. The main feature of the Cardiff Heavily Bombed by Nazis London, Jan. 3.

Nazi raiders, in reprisal for the RAF, assault on Bremen. Wednesday night, last night staged a "fre attack" on Cardiff, Wales.

"Thousands of incendiary bombs, followed by lab explosive. bombs:

showered on the industrial tonite, bat with comparatively: Iie sftect said reports fire fighting campaign which resulted Reports show that this was highly successful and they refer particular large Ares.

Twenty: thousand incendiaries and 1 land of high explosives were show-the first hour They turned the greatest seaport in Germany after Hamburg Into a roging furnace.

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