Nazi Occupation of Danzig

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20032, 2 September 1939, Page 6

Nazi Occupation of Danzig

BOMBING RAIDS OVER POLAND

Rush for Shelter by Warsaw People

EXPLOSIONS HEARD IN CITY OUTSKIRTS

Heavy Troop Movements From Prussia

(Kim*. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Sept. 2, 1.20 p.tn.) LONDON, Sept. 1. _ The Official News Agency in Paris says that lighting is general almost the whole length of the Polish Corridor. The British United, Press correspondent says thaV*the Germans occupied Danzig after the Nazi leader, Herr Foerster, had invited Herr Hitler to send an armiy. Bombs aimed at Gdynia fell into the sea. Raids were made-on Biala, Podskala, and Cracow. While the Polish Ambassador in Paris was telephoning to Warsaw, bombs were falling almost at the same time as he heard Herr Hitler broadcasting that lie would respect women and children. The Berlin wireless station announces that the lirst successful air raid by a German bombing squadron was carried out on Warsaw’s military aerodrome.

The Warsaw correspondent of the Associated Press oi Great Britain says that German war planes raided the centre of the city at 4.30 p.nn, dropping bombs. Four previous attempts had failed. The raiders apparently were trying to smash the Vistula bridges. Some German raiders apparently bad fallen into the river. Bombs were dropped two blocks from the American Embassy. The Warsaw correspondent of the British United Press reports that the fourth air raid warning was given in the capital at .1.2.40 p.m. The citizens calmly and speedily sought the shelters. Ten minutes later the heavy thuds of the anti-aircraft guns were heard to the west. Apparently the air defences are sufficient, because the raider or raiders were driven off before the citizens heard the engines. On this occasion the “all clear” signal sounded at 12.57 p.m.

It is officially stated in Warsaw that the air attacks are continuing on eities in Silesia. The defences of the Polish Corridor arc now stated to have suffered no damage and there were no casualties. Although the sirens were sounded twice, explosions heard in the capital appeared to be eight to 10 miles to the west. The raiders apparently were attempting 1o blast the railways. It was stated that there were heavy troop movements from East Prussia towards the frontier.