Imperial Valley Press

By SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS

LONDON, June 27. (UP)—Germany, making dark threats of vengeance for the 1,000 plane raid on Bremen, suggested today that Maj. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, new United States Army commander in the European theater of operations, had "had a hand" in the attack.

It was apparent that the Germans were trying to draw a reply which would tell them just what Eisenhower was doing and whether planes of the United States Army air corps were yet ready to join the Royal air force in smashing German cities one by one.

While British planes were ranging over German-occupied territory during the night, bombing airdromes and other targets in offensive operations of limited scale, and a small German plane formation made a savage attack on Norwich, the German radios began blaring threats of vengeance.

"Britain will pay heavily, in due time, for the murderous, barbarous attack on Bremen, where German women and children lost their lives," the Berlin radio said.

"These are terror attacks by barbarians against the crusaders of European culture.

"Maybe Eisenhower, the new commander of American forces in Europe, had a hand in the Bremen attack. The British will pay for all attacks Eisenhower may cause to be launched against the German civilian population.

"The fuehrer many times said he was against bombing civilians, but Churchill and Eisenhower decided to wage war on German women and children. The British population will pay with their lives for every German victim of terror raids."

RAIDS ON PARIS

British planes, in their night operations, centered on the 170-mile stretch of the French invasion coast between Cherbourg and Boulogne.

Though the steady raids on this area are undramatic and little publicized, reports from France have disclosed the enormous cumulative damage they have done, and perhaps German interest in them was increased by an announcement that Britain with the aid of American, Canadian and New Zealand instructors is now training glider pilots for offensive operations.

Three German planes were destroyed over Britain during the night.

In the only serious raid, a small force of planes caused damage and casualties at Norwich, in eastern England. A joint air and home security ministry communique said damage was done mainly to residential and shopping areas.

The German planes dropped flares to light the city and followed with incendiary and explosive bombs. Some dived almost to housetops.

Several fires were started, including one in a large hospital.