PANIC IN ITALY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 November 1942, Page 3

PANIC IN ITALY

CAUSED BV SAIASHING RAIDS ON GENOA EPORTS OF TERRIBLE DAMAGE. MERICANS BOMB U-BOAT BASES IN FRANCE. !y Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) LONDON, November 14. Lancasters and Stirlings bombed Genoa last night. The sky was cloudless over the city, and targets were clearly identified by flares. The attack was well concentrated. A Rome communique says: “Numeris British air formations last night Jain bombed Genoa and caused great image, especally to civilian houses in le central and eastern parts of the city, asualies have not yet been ascertain--1.” The Air Ministry states: “Last night e Bomber Command attacked Genoa, he weather was good over the target, id many large fires were started. None ' our aircraft are missing. This was enoa’s third raid in eight days.” It is so announced in London that this afmoon Flying Fortresses and Liberars bombed German submarine bases .La Pallice and St. Nazaire. Allied jhters made sweeps and diversionary veeps over north-western France. No rcraft are missing on these operaons.

Air Ministry reports indicate that the ffences of Genoa had been reinforced i last night. There were many more archlights than on the previous atck, and more heavy and light antircraft guns, while flak ships fired om the harbour. Over France there ere many German light fighters, one ' which was seen to fall in flames. In fite of these defences and the long ■umey over the Alps, not one of the hole force is missing. “Another pair of white gloves,” said ir Marshal Harris. Two night attacks have now been ade on Genoa from Britain without ss. Last night 4000 and 1000-pound jmbs were dropped in large numbers, hile huge fires spread from incendiars dropped in thousands. The Yugoslav Government says that iformants who have been in Italy say tat Genoa had suffered damage of i 0,000,000 by R.A.F. raids before last ight’s raid. The recent attacks on Italy by the oyal Air Force have also made a tre.endous impression in Yugoslavia, here it is learned that these raids tve caused general panic in Italy. ALLIED COMMANDERS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT’S CONGRATULATIONS. WASHINGTON, November 14. President Roosevelt has sent a letr to General Eisenhower congratuting him on the African occupation, tying it has caused a wave of reasirance throughout the United States ’ America, not only because of the aeration’s skill, but also as evidence ’ the perfect co-operation of the ritish and American forces. “Give ty personal thanks to Admiral Cuningham and other British leaders for teir skilful assistance, without which te operation could not have been ndertaken,” he said.