BOMBS ON BERLIN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20377, 14 October 1940, Page 7

BOMBS ON BERLIN

MORE R.A.F. RAIDS EXTENSIVE NAZI AREAS DAMAGE TO BASES SURVEY AT CHERBOURG NAVAL BOMBARDMENT f (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (British Official Wireless.) Reed. noon. RUGBY, Oct. 13. An Air Ministry communique issued early this afternoon describes how last night strong forces of Royal Air Force bombers continued the offensive pn military objectives in Germany and enemy-occupied territory. It states: “In Berlin several targets, including an electric power station, gas works, and an important goods yard were hit. Elsewhere industrial objectives, including aluminium works at Hering, an electric power station at Waldeck, Krupps works at Essen, a blast furnace at Torgau, metal, works at Bitterfeld. and the Fokker Aircraft works at Amsterdam were bombed.

“Oil plants at Cologne, and Hanover, goods yards at Hamm, Cologne, and Dortmond, the Ems aqueduct and several enemy /aerodromes were alsu attacked. /

, “Other forces of the Royal Air Force bombers paid their nightly visit to the Channel ports and gun emplacements near Cap Gris Nez. O’ Attack on Convoy

“Aircraft of the Coastal Command yesterday attacked a convoy off the Norwegian coast. An enemy supply ship was damaged. Others were attacked with machine-gun fire. Last night of force of Coastal Command aircraft successfully attacked a power station at Lorient in enemy-occupied France. From these operations all of our aircraft returned safely.” The following joint Admiralty and Air Ministry communique was issued at 4.15 p.m.: “Air reconnaissance has been carried out' over Cherbourg which, as previously announced, was heavily bombarded by both heavy and light forces of the Royal Navy with the co-operation of the Royal Air Force.on Thursday night. Although it is not possible to give details of all the information obtained by the reconnaissance it can be stated that there was a considerable reduction ol shipping at Cherbourg and much damage has been done. Torpedo boats appear to have been damaged. Vessel Burning Fiercely "The Bassin Charles now only contains a few small vessels. The dry docks and repair slips in the Bassin Napoleon were damaged. A vessel moored alongside the Gare Maritime was still burning fiercely at the time of the reconnaissance and a fire was still burning in Entrepot on the east side of the inner harbour. The colonial infantry barracks near th e outer harbour appear to have been severely damaged. The main seaplane base at Chantereyne was hit and seriously damaged.”