HAMBURG POUNDED

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24268, 8 May 1942, Page 5

HAMBURG POUNDED

CITY'S* HEAVIEST RAID "LET GOOD WORK GO ON" LONDON. May 6 According to the Berlin correspondent of the Stockholm Dagbladet the Royal Air Force raid on Hamburg was the most devastating the city has experienced. The heaviest bombs were used. ' It is believed in London that the British bombing policy is getting under Germany's skin. There has lately been a regular broadcast from stations appealing to the humanitarian feelings of Britishers and threatening reprisals. Although from the viewpoint of the Air Ministry the recent "Baedeker" raids do not fall within the category of reprisals, the view held in London is that Hitler had no desire to embark on fresh bombings of Britain at present in order to conserve the Luftwaffe for the coming offensive against Russia, but the British raids were forced on him to satisfy German opinion, » The Home Secretary, Mr. Herbert Morrison, addressing civil defence personnel at Manchester, said Goebbels' outbursts against the Royal Air Force bombing of Rostock and Lubeck were manufactured propaganda put out to deceive and mislead world opinion and our own. ''The more fuss he made about civilian hardship," he said, "the more I began to suspect really military damage. Let the good work go on." The Air Ministry communique states: "Last night our bombers attacked industrial objectives at Stuttgart and other targets in southern Germany. The docks at Nantes were also bombed, while bombers and fighters attacked aerodromes in the Low Countries and northern France. Four of our bombers are missing." This morning and again early this afternoon British fighters made sweeps over northern France. A squadron of lighters also escorted Boston bombers, which attacked the power station at Caen. One enemy fighter is known to have been destroyed and one of our fighters is missing. When th« American Air Force units go into action against the Germans from British bases they will work according to a joint strategical plan which United States authorities will assist in framing. United States commanders will also collaborate regarding tactics to be adopted under the plan. The United States authorities asked for this arrangement, of which the British authorities fully approved. ENEMY OVER ENGLAND FEW AIRCRAFT DROP BOMBS LONDON, May 6 Early to-day a few enemy aircraft dropped bombs at a place on the coast in south-east England. There was a small number of casualties and some damage. Later, in the morning two enemy aircraft attacked a place on the south-west coast of England and a small number of casualties waß reported. Four Messerschmitts early this morning in a low-level hit and run raid attacked a south-east coast area.' A bomb directly hit a large country mansion and cut it in halves. The residents were sot injured.