London, Aug. 17.—It is officially stated that the enemy air activity last night was not on a heavy scale. Bombs dropped in South ...
Article : 74 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—German planes on Friday raided parts of south-west London. Bombs were dropped on Tilbury, North Fleet, Purfleet and both sides of the Thames Estuary. British fighters were constantly in action during the day, and ...
Article : 321 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—An official Admiralty communique states: The commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean fleet reports that a British ...
Article : 135 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—The mayor of a south-western suburb of London, which was bombed in Friday's air raids, said this afternoon: "The ...
Article : 196 wordsBerlin, Aug. 17.—Germany has sent Notes to all neutrals, excepting the United States and the Argentine, requesting them to ...
Article : 153 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—An Air Ministry communique, issued at 5.30 p.m., stated:—"Widespread attacks on new objectives in Germany were ...
Article : 390 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—It is officially stated that anti-aircraft guns shot down an enemy bomber in the Channel early this morning. ...
Article : 26 wordsLondon, Aug. 18.—Raiders, after being held off by searchlights and coastal batteries last night, dropped 14 bombs, damaging a corporation ...
Article : 60 wordsLondon, Aug. 18.—The Admiralty state's that an R.A.F. fighter escort in the bombardment of Bardia shot down 11 planes. ...
Article : 25 wordsBerlin, Aug. 18.—The official1 newsagency says that the United States denied having received a German warning and ordered the ...
Article : 59 wordsCairo, Aug. 17.—It is announced that the Italians have again withdrawn from Fort Capuzzo. ...
Article : 20 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—The Germans dropped more parachutes last night in the Midlands and north-west of England, but there is nothing to ...
Article : 81 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—It was revealed to-night that the diminished intensity of the German air attack on Britain and the reported raid on ...
Article : 77 wordsCairo, Aug. 17.—An R.A.F. communique states: "Our planes continued to harass enemy troop movements. In British Somaliland our ...
Article : 72 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—The Ministry of Information makes the following comment on the German statement regarding the blockade:—"The ...
Article : 243 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—German planes on Friday extended the field of their operations by raiding parts of south-west London. Bombs were ...
Article : 404 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—A German short wave broadcast in English this morning represented London as being panicked, with fires and ...
Article : 233 wordsLondon, Aug. 18.—It is officially stated that enemy planes dropped bombs in several districts in England and Wales last night, causing ...
Article : 201 wordsCairo, Aug. 17.—Heavy fighting continues in Somaliland. The present position of the main body of the Italians is not disclosed, but ...
Article : 65 wordsNew York, Aug. 16.—The United States is breathlessly following the battle for Britain. Late reports emphasise the ...
Article : 274 wordsRome, Aug. 17.—The Italian High Command announces that the British defence system in Somaliland has fallen after an encirclement ...
Article : 272 wordsLondon, Aug. 18.—The Minister for Information, Mr. Duff Cooper, broadcasting, said:—"Britain holds Hitler to his promise of invasion. ...
Article : 70 wordsLondon, Aug. 18. A force of enemy planes was reported over the south-east of England. Fighters took off and engaged the enemy at ...
Article : 168 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—The night passed in London without incident, but a raider made what is described as a "deliberate, cold-blooded attack ...
Article : 154 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—The Homo Guard is being armed with "Molotov Cocktails" by the million. These were used in the Finnish war and ...
Article : 58 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—Thousands of city workers were delayed by the German raid which created one of the biggest hold-ups London has ...
Article : 122 wordsLondon, Aug. 18.—Heavy explosions, lasting a quarter of an hour, were heard on the south-coast last evening. The R.A.F. is believed to ...
Article : 41 wordsRome, Aug. 17.—A further communique states:—"In British Somaliland the battle which begun on Sunday last against the bulk of ...
Article : 295 wordsBerlin, Aug. 17.—The German High Command says:—"Our air force on Friday and Friday night dropped bombs successfully on ...
Article : 123 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—People living in a south-west London suburb, which was raided yesterday, thought another raid had started to-day and ...
Article : 180 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—Seventy-one German planes were shot down during yesterday's German raids on London and other parts of England. ...
Article : 499 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—The German radio announces that a new type of plane is being used in the raids on England. They are known as ...
Article : 62 wordsCairo, Aug. 17.—An official com-munique says:—"In the Kurmuk area, Sudanese police routed an enemy patrol 15 strong, killing ...
Article : 105 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—A British official report later announced that the raids on England included the south-west suburbs of London and ...
Article : 126 wordsLondon, Aug. 17.—The Air Ministry says that the final figures of the enemy losses on Thursday were 180 machines definitely destroyed. ...
Article : 34 wordsBerlin, Aug. 17.—The official newsagency increased its claims to 89 British planes which were allegedly destroyed on Friday. It ...
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