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The Wilmington Morning Star
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
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German planes bombed Merseyside and East Coast areas of England, causing damage and casualties; RAF strafed troops and destroyed trains and barges in occupied France; further German bombing reported.
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Merseyside Bombed In New
Nazi Attacks; RAF Hits
Occupied France
LONDON, Tuesday. oct. 21.--(AP)
-Eight or nine German raiding
planes flew over
a Merseyside
town at half-hour intervals last
night and early today, dropping
bombs which caused some
acknowledged damage and a few
casualties.
Ground defenses put up a heavy
barrage. Several bombs also were
dropped in an East coast area.
The RAF yesterday ground-strafed German troops and blasted
an ammunition train from the
tracks in a broad sweep across
occupied France, the air ministry
announced.
Other RAF targets included two
freight trains, reported damaged,
and a group of barges near Calais,
which were set afire.
The Germans came back
at
England tonight, dropping a number
of bombs in an East coast
area.
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Primary Location
Merseyside, England; Occupied France
Event Date
Tuesday, Oct. 21
Outcome
some acknowledged damage and a few casualties in england; raf damaged freight trains, ammunition train, and set barges afire in france
Event Details
Eight or nine German planes raided a Merseyside town at half-hour intervals last night and early today, dropping bombs. Ground defenses fired a heavy barrage. Bombs also dropped in East Coast area. RAF ground-strafed German troops, blasted an ammunition train, damaged two freight trains, and set barges near Calais afire in occupied France. Germans dropped bombs in East Coast area tonight.