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RAIDS ON EUROPE “The Bomber Command last night sent well over 100J .aoroplnm .- 1o attack many objectives in Germany. Franco, and Belgium and to mine enemy wan says an Air Ministry communique. "A heavy attack was made against, a military' depot at Bourg Leopold. First reports indicate livit (he bombing was well c:-. n( i nil ated.. The .main objective in Germany was the railway yard at Aachen. Attacks were also made against Berlin. Dusseldorf, and the railway centre of Nantes. An airfield at Rennes was heavily bombed. Attacks wen made against a number of military objectives on tin: French coast. Our aeroplanes had many encounters with night fighters, at least six of which were destroyed. Twenty-seven of ours are rvssing." G< rrnan raid, rs l ist night shandy nitacked a south coast town. Success.ve waves of bombers dropped high explosives and incer.di Tics, causing damage and casualties, inc’uding some killed. The enipatients’ wing of a hospital was set on fire and a church .was burnt out. — London. May 28.
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Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24269, 29 May 1944, Page 1
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