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Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 22611, 16 May 1945, Page 4

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FLYING BOMB VICTIMS LONDON. May 15 That more than 5000 Belgians were killed and 21.00 C injured during months of V bomb attacks is revealed by the Supreme Command Headquarthan half the houses were destroyed or damaged in the Antwerp and Liege areas. War destroyed 9610 houses throughout Belgium between May 10. 1940 and June 30. 1942. In greater Antwerp alone 6405 houses were destroyed irom October 1, 1944, to the end of the flying bomb attacks. while Liege had .*I9OO hojuses destroyed in the period. A-ypotp! of 2342 V bombs fell on a ten rqilessradius around Antwerp. of which' 2i3l|were V.2 bombs. Casualties numbered.--. 4011 in killed and 16,644 are simply missing. Liege '-suffered . mostly fr m i V.l bombs. 1t.7 had 1062. fatalities and j 1818 wounded/from October 1. 1944. to March, 1945. .* -*f£ : • * 550 U-BOATS 1 Sl'XJv > May It About 55rt» large*-!!-boats were sunk during the war.,'- says' the British United Press .quoting naval circles. sea pounding for 51s years -whittled down the man navy. by'»the the surrender to two major warships, the 8-inch cruiser Prinz Eugen and the 6-inch cruiser Nuremburg,, besides 300 large U-boats. 20 to 3 f ' destroyers ar)d a number of small craft. The Allied navies are now outlawing U-boats which have not yet surfaced and reported their positions, writes an Evening News naval correspondent. Allied warships are ordered to depth charge any of the enemy detected beneath the surf ace.