Berlin Again a Mass of Fire after RAF Raid

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Berlin Again a Mass of Fire after RAF Raid

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A newspaper report on the bombing of Berlin.

Date

1943-12-03

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One newspaper cutting

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NThornhillEB170515-02

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BERLIN AGAIN A MASS OF FIRE AFTER R.A.F. RAID
ANOTHER HEAVY LOAD OF BOMBS – BELIEVED TO BE MORE THAN 1,000 TONS – WAS DROPPED ON BERLIN LAST NIGHT. IT WAS THE FIFTH BIG RAID ON THE GERMAN CAPITAL IN 15 DAYS. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN FOUR MOSQUITO ATTACKS. THE RAF LAST NIGHT SHOWERED HIGH EXPLOSIVES AND INCENDIARIES ON A CITY WHERE FIRES CAUSED IN NOVEMBER STILL SMOULDERED, AND EXTENSIVE NEW FIRES WERE STARTED.
Berlin was the big target for the RAF in November, during which month Bomber Command dropped 13,000 tons of bombs on Germany. German propaganda today makes the usual reference to a “terror” attack, and seeks to emphasise the “success” of the German capital’s defences.
THE AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE STATES:
“LAST NIGHT AIRCRAFT OF BOMBER COMMAND IN GREAT STRENGTH MADE A HEAVY ATTACK ON BERLIN. VERY LARGE FIRES WERE SEEN, WITH SMOKE RISING TO A GREAT HEIGHT. MOSQUITOS ATTACKED OBJECTIVES IN WESTERN GERMANY. FORTY-ONE OF OUR AIRCRAFT ARE MISSING.”

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“Berlin Again a Mass of Fire after RAF Raid,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/39168.

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