BERLIN TARGET.
Germans Admit Raid By ILA.F. Bombers. ALABM LASTS TWO HOURS. LONDON, Sept. 23. Royal Air Force bombers on Sunday night attacked enemy bases in France and Belgium, and what the Air Ministry describes as an "important target" in Germany. The German news agency admits that Berlin had an air raid alarm lasting two hours. It states that three squadrons of British bombers entered Germany from over the Netherlands. Two of the squadrons headed for western Germany and the other for Berlin. Flares " were released over Berlin, but no bombs were dropped on the capital. It was officially stated in Berlin later that the British* bombers did not succeed in causing great damage. Other reports stat# that anti-aircraft guns in the German capital were firing furiously, and that machines were ! heard circling overhead for some time.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 227, 24 September 1940, Page 7
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137BERLIN TARGET. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 227, 24 September 1940, Page 7
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