MUCH BOMB DAMAGE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 August 1943, Page 4

MUCH BOMB DAMAGE

DONE IN ITALIAN CITIES

RESULTS OF LATEST R.A.F. RAIDS.

EVIDENCE IN PHOTOGRAPHS.

(British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 11.0 a.m.) RUGBY, August. 11. Air photographs of Genoa, Milan and Turin which have now been taken show that the Bomber Command’s latest attack caused severe damage to industries and communications.

At Genoa large port buildings, including a number of warehouses, port and Customs offices, were hit. The main railway station and the Bringnole Station were damaged again after being hit in earlier attacks. At Milan a number of factories, including the Bianchi factory, making motor and probably tank engines, and also main buildings of the main railway station, two goods stations and goods yards, were all hit and extensively damaged. At Turin there was new damage w the Royal Arsenal. In the State railway workshops a large building was almost demolished and several multibay buildings had their roofs blown toff. There were at least three direct hits on Porta Nuova Station, while considerable damage to commeicia buildings in the centre of the town can be seen. The Rome radio announced that 224 persons were killed and 342 injured in the R.A.F. raid on Milan, Turin and Genoa last Saturday. According to the Cairo radio, the police in Milan entirely lost control over the people. Following on the raid, soldiers drove through the streets, inciting a general uprising. Traffic on the Milan. Turin and Venice ana Cremona lines has been stopped.