NEW INTENSITY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 July 1941, Page 6

NEW INTENSITY

IN R.A.F. HAMMERING OF GERMANY HUGE FORCES ROAR OVER CHANNEL TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONS HEARD IN BRITAIN. NAZI EFFORTS TO CALM CIVILIANS. (Pv Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright i ' (Received This Day. 12.15 p.m.) LONDON. July 10. The R.A.F.’s great hammering of Germany reached a new intensity last night, when Aachen and Osnabruck were among the main objectives. Berlin admits widespread damage and many casualties elsewhere. From midnight to dawn, during a darkness lasting only for four hours, the R.A.F. roared across the Channel a force which is believed to have been the largest ever sent across Northern France. Coastal observers said the bombers and fighters were too numerous to count. Terrific explosions were heard from south coastal towns of England, for hour after hour. Many people were unable to sleep-and spent the night on the cliffs. Recent R.A.F. sweeps have covered 26 important German towns and 18 in occupied France: also a thousand mile front, extending from Norway to Brest.

The new bombs are creating material and moral havoc. The Berlin radio, attempting to calm the fears of Germans, stated: "The enemy is not idle. This is proved by the dSily raids on Northern France and nightly attacks on North-West Germany. in which the central target is the unhappy town of Munster and targets of military and industrial importance. These attacks aim at undermining the spirit of the German civilian. Nobody fails to recognise how hard it is for individual citizens if, night after night, they lose not only their rest but their belongings, even their lives. It is as impossible to eliminate the R.A.F. attacks, as it is impossible to eliminate artillery fire on a battlefield.”