ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS.
CLOSELY GUARDED SECRETS. GERMAN BATTERIES IN SPAIN. LONDON, October 20. So closely guarded are the German anti-aircraft batteries in Spain that even Italian and Spanish officers are not allowed to go near them, according to rebel prisoners. , • The Barcelona correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says that the extraordinary accuracy of these guns was a feature of the battle of the Ebro, which has now died down. The batteries were able to send up a barrage of thousands of shells in a few minutes. The correspondent adds that after* Franco’s sixth offensive on the Ebro front, the two lines show little change. It is estimated that rebel air squadrons on Monday dropped 500 tons of bombs. The daily average during the offensive was 3000 tons. German aviators were very active.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 20, 3 November 1938, Page 5
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