NAZIS SHELL DOVER
(Rec. 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 29. A violent action was waged across the Straits of Dover. The Germans shelled the Dover area. The indications were that the Royal Air Force was busy on the other- side. Big explosions, apparently from bombs, were seen at Cap Gris Nez and great columns of yellowish smoke rose from Calais harbour.
The shelling of Dover lasted from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The damage from the whole bombardment was negligible. It was confined to cottages. Most of the shells ' were high-explosive splinter shells, which burst in mid-air with a terrific flash, scattering heavy splinters over a wide area. The bombardment was the heaviest since the autumn. Two civilian men and one soldier were the only casualties. They were cut by glass when a shell splinter smashed the windscreen of a lorry in which they were riding. British long-range guns replied in the afternoon.
The German News Agency stated that an important military objective near Dover was the target of the bombardment.
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Southland Times, Issue 24423, 1 May 1941, Page 8
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