NAVAL BASES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 5, 17 October 1940, Page 5

NAVAL BASES

MAIN OBJECTIVE OF RAIDS. GERMANY AGAIN VISITED. SEVERAL DOCKS DAMAGED. (United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, October 16. Last night’s air attacks on Germany were directed, as usual, against a wide variety of objectives and the Air Ministry communique states; “The main strength of the Royal Air Force bomber offensive was concentrated on the naval bases at Kiel and Hamburg, where large numbers of heavycalibre bombs were dropped on shipping and wharves. Other forces of bombers attacked the oil plants at Gelsenkirchen, Madgeburg and Salzerbergen, while two depots in the neighbourhood of Kiel were also hit. The goods yards at Schwerte, Krefekl, Hamm and Soerst were attacked and the railway junctions at Nordhausou and Halle were damaged. v “A number of industrial targets, munitions factories, aircraft factories and power stations were raided -by other aircraft which, owing to the bad weather, did not reach their primary objectives. ■ “The offensive against the Channel ports and gun emplacements at Cape Griz Nez was continued. xUI our aircraft returned safely.” .