The Archive · 1941

Tremendous German Barrage Berlin. Sep: 3

Depite the most terrific anti-aircraft peréqe over pot wp by German batones here, a few British bomber: out of a strong formation bombed the capital last night. the High Com: mand announced in a special heard in three nights, bu! was in direct contrast to Sunday when not a single anti-aircraft gun Las: night apparently every available antici gun was turned loose on the attackers.

The official communique's phrase describing the defence fire as "concentrated" was well-chosen for the air was filled with the din caused by bursting shells of various types of guns.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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