London, Aug. 7. Royal Air Force last night again took as their main objectives Frankfurt, Mannheim and Karlsruhe for the second raid in two days, 'A considerable: weight of bombs was dropped on each city, More large fires were started. The weather was even worse than on the previous night.
Eight British aircraft are missing from these operations.
The docks at Calais were, also bombed: and alneraft" of the Fighter Command this morning carried. out British Troops in Crete Several "offensive. sweeps against Continue to Harass Nazis "One sighter is missing. sorinnea of the Coastal Command London. Aug. 7, Notwelgian coast during the night and 'One thousand British soldiers, who oise bombed an aerodrome in, Nor-failed to escape, from Crete' two way. "One machine of the Coastal months ago, are still bulting up guer~ Command. was Lost ulla Yesistance against the German Tin daylight, yesterday, Blenheim cupying force, according, othe pombers attacked a small convoy off Bie"const' of 'Holland: One' of the ally "Telegraph's" Alexandria cor respondent, Ships was, seen to be down by, the They are living in caves with stem With "smoke pouring out of {islanders and are making sorties and ambushes" whenever their superior Right up to the last minute of day ght. yesterday. British fighters mowiedge "of the "country "enables them to surprise Nazi patrol decked "enemy" aerodromes.. At one Escape from the island the corres airfield, ten or twelve German place pondent continues, is inipossible, as Were riddled with, machine-gun, Dul-AI! boats are either closely guarded Jets and shells, Another target it ar destroyed.
the course of ihe offensive was a Crete fs largely garrisoned by the coastal radio station and an anti-alr~ youngest German " troops. recently craft battery. Four enemy fighters fratted from the hitler Youth move~ Were shot down"and one British ment.
Akhter was Jost.
'Fear of cholera and raids by British Enemy alr activity over Britain troops has caused the Germans 10 Jast night was on a' small scale. A place. their troops "in cantonments few eaaualiies were caused. in cast Covering strategic points and they are and south-east England. two Ger-making no effort to police the crngey, man machines were destroyed. mountainous island asa whole—Hounding of Scharnhorst
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