HEAVY GERMAN ATTACK ON LIVERPOOL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 30 November 1940, Page 8

HEAVY GERMAN ATTACK ON LIVERPOOL

PENZANCE ALSO RAIDED CASUALTIES NOT VERY HIGH [U.P.A.-By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] LONDON, 29th November. German raiders were over many parts of Britain last night. The heaviest attacks were in the north-west. Liverpool had a raid lasting several hours. It was one of the biggest raids the city had experienced. 7he chief damage from I the high-explosive and oil bombs that were dropped was to houses and commercial property. Several fires were started, some being serious, but they were quickly put out by the fire brigades. There were casualties in Liverpool. Some occurred when an explosive bomb' fell near a public shelter. The casualties, however, were not heavy in relation to the size of the raid. Penzance, Cornwall, was also bombed. London had a comparatively j quiet night, and the “raiders passed” was sounded several hours before dawn. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOUSE PROPERTY [British Official Wireless] (Received 30th November. 10.20 a.m.) RUGBY, 29th November. A communique states: "Later reports of last night’s attack on Britain by enemy aircraft, while confirming the widespread nature of the raids show that in two towns in the south-west damage to residential property was somewhat more extensive than was at indicated, but casualties were not heuvy, although they include a small number of persons killed.”