1753 CASUALTIES

Taranaki Daily News, 14 September 1940, Page 7

1753 CASUALTIES

BERLIN RAID ADMISSION London, Sept. 12. The Rome radio stated that the R.A.F. raid on Berlin on the night of Septernber 10-11 resulted in 1753 casualties. A communique issued at Berlin states: "British planes last night dropped many bombs on north German cities, including Hamburg. Bremen and Berlin. Numerous fires were started in residential districts and workmen's quarters. Fourteen were killed and 41 injured. Effective antiaircraft fire and good air raid precautionary work prevented greater damage. "British planes flew over Berlin at a great height. Incendiaries set fire to a factory in the north-west of Berlin, also a number of houses and business premlses there. Several small craters were caused in the Tiergarten. "Our bombcrs continued* retaliatory attacks against London. They set fire to docks and harbour installations, striking gas and electricity stations, a powder factory and an armaments factory. Another target was the great fuel oil stores at Port Victoria. We also bombed the harbours of Liverpool and other towns in the south and west coasts of England. "A borrLvr squadron set fire to a destroyer aua merchantmen in the Thames EsiUivri and hit two other ships. Bitter air combats developed over England. The enemy lost 80 planes yesterday, including 12 over the Continent. Twenty of ours are missing. "Two U-boats have sunk a total of 47,000 tons."