ENEMY TACTICS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 October 1940, Page 5

ENEMY TACTICS

RAIDS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN USUAL RELATIVE QUIET IN CENTRAL LONDON. INDICATIONS OF EXTENSIVE RECONNAISSANCE. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) LONDON, October 2. A feature of the latest night bombing attacks on Britain was that the raids were more widespread than usual, though they were again directed principally at k the London area and south-east England. The Merseyside also 1 came in for a good deal of attention, and more damage than usual was done in the north-west. Central London had a comparatively quiet night. During the last few nights the Germans have mainly flown round the outskirts, with occasional dashes over the central area. From last night’s attack damage is reported from about 15 different districts. From all the German operations reports indicated that the damage and casualties were not serious. Three alerts have sounded in London this morning, and people in the south-east heard the sound of an air battle. During yesterday the Germans six times sent hordes of planes to raid England. Some reached the London area, but most were turned back or chased away. A few bombs were dropped. Experts think that the raiders were on an extensive reconnaissance. New routes to London were tried. The first batch in the morning made a circular sweep to the Thames Estuary from the coast of Kent, and at midday raiders crossed The Narrows and circled to enter London from the north-west. In the afternoon the raiders tried a direct route to South London and split into small parties to embarrass the British fighters, but very few were able to reach even the fringe of London. EXODUS FROM BERLIN ON ACCOUNT OF R.A.F. RAIDS ADULTS AS WELL AS CHILDREN. LONDON, October 2. A Stockholm report states that adults in addition to children are participating in the limited exodus from Berlin. The north-west and north-east quarters are most exposed to British bombs. The nerves of residents in the northwest suburbs have been badly shaken. Many Berliners have evacuated their families and the health resorts are crowded throughout Germany. The evacuation of children was begun on October 7, and is due entirely to R.A.F. raids, which have caused a sensation among the public.