REPORTED SHELLING OF LONDON
s LONDON, September 17. It is semi-offlcially reported from Berlin that Germany’s long-range guns shelled London and will continue to do so daily. It is stated in Berlin that the longrange guns are shelling London for range-finding. The calibre of the guns is a secret, but they resemble a telescope, each section being thinner than its predecessor. A German communique states: “Our coastal batteries reopened fire on Dover on September 16, hitting a British mer-
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Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23129, 19 September 1940, Page 8
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