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SHELLING OF DOVER “REPRISALS” ON LONDON MILITARY OBJECTIVES HIT (United Press Asn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 18, 11.55 a.m.) BERLIN, Sept. 17 A communique states: Our coastal batteries reopened fire on Dover on September 16, hitting several British merchantmen. Air activity has been limited to armed reconnaissance, owing to unfavourable weather, but several aerodromes in South England and the Midlands and Whitby harbour and industrial works were effectively attacked. Shortly before noon reprisals against London were resumed at intervals, increasing in strength and continuing till morning. Harbour, dockyards and military objectives were bombed and new fires started. Liverpool was bombed at night. Two British planes were shot down and one was destroyed on the ground. The enemy refrained from attacking Germany on September 16.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21221, 18 September 1940, Page 7
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127CLAIMS BY GERMANY Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21221, 18 September 1940, Page 7
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