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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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RAF launched major air raids on Ruhr Valley and occupied coastline, including 300 bombers last night and over 1,000 planes at dawn today; Cologne suffered extensive destruction from week's raids. (London, June 6)
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Ruhr Valley Raided Last Night by Large Force of Bombers
GREAT ATTACK ON COAST LINE IS MADE
Daylight Assault, Starting at Dawn Today, Is Report from London
LONDON, June 6.—The Royal Air Forces topped off the week, which has seen the opening of the greatest air offensive in history, by a third battering night assault on the Ruhr Valley. Also the "biggest sweep of the week," observers called last night's attack against the occupied coastline.
Three hundred bombers, carrying heavy loads, were engaged in the attacks last night but today, at the break of dawn, more than 1,000 fighter and bomber planes hit in daylight raids.
The Air Ministry disclosed today that eight square miles of Cologne were devastated in the 1,000-bomber raid of the present week and the "greater part of the old town of Cologne has been finished and is in ruins."
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Ruhr Valley
Event Date
June 6
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eight square miles of cologne were devastated in the 1,000-bomber raid of the present week and the greater part of the old town of cologne has been finished and is in ruins
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The Royal Air Force conducted a third night assault on the Ruhr Valley with 300 bombers carrying heavy loads. Last night's attack was also the biggest sweep against the occupied coastline. At dawn today, more than 1,000 fighter and bomber planes hit in daylight raids. The Air Ministry disclosed devastation in Cologne from the week's 1,000-bomber raid.