RAID ON BERLIN
Soviet Bombers Cause
Many Fires
(Received August 31, 11 p.m.) LONDON, August 30.
Moscow radio announced that last night a group of Soviet planes raided Berlin, Koeuigsberg, Danzig, Stettin, and other towns in central and eastern Germany. In Berlin 48 fires, including 17 large ones, and nine explosions were caused. At Koeuigsberg there were 29 fires and six explosions, at Danzig eight fires and four explosions, and at Stettin six fires and two explosions. All the planes returned safely.
A message from Zurich eays that when the British bombers made their raid on Nuremberg on Friday night fires could be seen from the Swiss frontier nearly 200 miles away. The glare lit up the sky for many hours. ■
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Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 285, 1 September 1942, Page 5
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121RAID ON BERLIN Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 285, 1 September 1942, Page 5
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