Shrieking Chorus Of German Protests

Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 59, 11 March 1943, Page 5

Shrieking Chorus Of German Protests

The R.A.F. droppeu high explosives ana mcenuiaries ou auu tne burrounuiug country uismcos says uc ■ueruii rauiu. rutiu were some ucatus ana resiuenuai uinuuiig* ana curt ora* monuiuenus were At least raiaexs were snot uown. me cry Ox uaruansm ironi German propaganuists is oeconixng pibicxug as tne iury or tue xk.n.i. i*aua xncreases. uerman reports exnpnasxse iiits on nouses, nospitais and Historical oundmgs, ana raaio commentators assert tnat tms result is a deii Derate terror policy. The commentator Willi Baehr said: “it is a oasic pricipie of German war methods to preserve civilian liie out tne Britisn ana Americans are utteny cynical and have no word of sympatny for the women and children kiileu anu wounded. ’ ’ 4 * Had anyone before the war prophesised such gaps torn in German cities we would have ueen terrified,” said tne Berlin radio commentator, Hans Fritsche, * ‘but in the war’s fourth year we have become used to the battle for dear life and no longer see the gaps in the rows of houses.” Reporting on the attack by United States bombers on a town in the heart of Brittany on Monday afternoon (presumably Rennes) the Vichy radio says a large number of high explosives and incendiaries sowed death and destruction. A hundred dead have thusfar been recovered and the death roll is believed to be far higher. Four sneak raiders made an attack yesterday afternoon on two south-coast towns. After dropping bombs the enemy planes raked the streets with cannonfire. A stationary train was hit resulting in a number of casualties. Some houses were demolished and blocks of flats and shops damaged. There was little enemy air activity early last night and it was mainly over the coastal districts of eastern and southern England. There was a small number of casualties and damage to property. One bomber was shot down into the sea. R.A.F. Mosquitos at dusk yesterdayattacked a railway centre near Lemans. One plane is missing. Two enemy fighters were destroyed during a Spitfire sweep. The Berlin News Agency quotes a Paris report that plans are being worked out for the complete evacuation of all Trench cities and towns on the Channel and Atlantic coasts.