| Show ill I IN I N EFFORT SMASHED 1 Y BOMBS REPORT Move on onTo Sept 16 To Launch I Attack Withheld Long-Withheld News Confirms Many Reports of MaI Major Maior or German Barge Disasters in in Channel Waters LONDON Oc Oct 18 AP AP- AP The AP-The The smashing bomb-smashing of a a. German German German Ger Ger- man attempt at sea-borne sea invasion of England on September 16 with nazi troops forced by the rampaging R. R A. A F F. F to disembark disembark disembark dis dis- embark before their ships could shove off from the invasion coast was officially reported Friday A brief mention by the air ministry min min- news service and slight elaboration elaboration ration rallon by authoritative British aviation aviation avi avi- allon sources and the British press association belatedly filled out announcements announcements announcements an an- at the time to present presenta a picture of ot a terrific assault on the held German-held Invasion ports in which several German ships were er sunk or damaged V Bombers Bomber Bombers Get Credit Full FuU British credit for lor nipping the budding Invasion and aM throwing KNOWN HERE NOTHING IS SAYS BERLIN OF REPORTS BERLIN Oct d 18 Author T AuthorIzed Author Author- German sources said laid that nothing is I. known here about any foiling of a German at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to invade Imade England b by British air attacks on transports In channel harbors harbon a as reported by British authorities Adolf Hitler's HIUer's time table completely complete complete- ly out of ot kilter went to Royal Air Force bombers for the ferocity of their attack Pieced together as well as possible possible pos pos- sible considering official reticence the story of the that invasion have been showed that the elements conspired with Britain's Britain defenders The R. R A A. F. F struck about the same time that a gale inthe Inthe in inthe the English channel scattered parts of ot Germanys Germany's potential Invasion fleet fleetA A full lull moon brightest of ot the year had shone on the invasion coast coast an an ally of ot the embarking G Germans but also an aid to the watchful R. R A. A F. F This combined with other factors factors factors fac fac- tors such as high tide and the fact that on the preceding day there was an exceptionally heavy air attack in which German machines were destroyed seems to Continued on Pate Pat Four Column Two British Reveal Failure 1 Of Invasion Attempt i Continued From Page Pace One Indicate beyond a doubt that September September Sep Sep- lember 16 was chosen as der tag of ol Hitler said the British press ass association The press associations association's thesis was that the tremendous aerial pounding pounding pounding pound pound- ing of ot Britain on September 15 15 incidentally marked by a personal reconnaissance of ol London by Herman Wilhelm Goering was Goering-was was Intended to dismay and soften the British defenses But authoritative quarters Indicated Indicated Indi Indi- the R. R A. A F F. was In full touch with the situation After Alter German troops were loaded onto their ships preparatory preparatory preparatory tory to braving the channel crossIng crossIng crossing cross- cross Ing R RAF A F bombers sped over and made their departure Impossible by DY bythe bythe the the- ferocity of ol their attack these quarters declared On September 16 the R A F I told of ol a direct hit hiton hiton hiton on a German warship severe damage damage damage dam dam- age to an oil tanker and supply ship and the sinking of three supply sup supply ply ships and damage to others Barge Attack Revealed Also attacked that day were concentrations con con- of war supplies barges and shipping at Hamburg shaven Antwerp Flushing Ostend Dunkerque Calais Boulogne and andLe andLe andLe Le Havre Virtually the entire Invasion invasion in coast of Germany and the Occupied low countries and France The The- asserted Invasion attempt apparently was crushed without l loss oss ss of a British plane The R RAF A F covering that day said that all the attackers returned returned re- re turned safely The German high commands command's Issued September 17 ut cov covering rIng September 16 offers offers' only a denial of ol any such R RAF A F offensive action Contains Only Denial Yesterday ana last night night th the enemy attempted no attacks on German territory But the R A F of September 16 and an air ministry news service announcement of ol the succeeding day told in d detail taU of pf a scale rig assault and of ol a reconnaissance reconnaissance recon recon- e to ascertain dispositions disposition of the German sea forces the theay day ay after harassing bombing action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion and a channel gale which had scattered the nazis' nazis surface craft With the first real fog of the season blacking out the English I channel Friday restricting air activity activity activity ac ac- ac- ac of ol both sides British coastal and naval guns blasted parts of the unseen invasion coast to keep the nazi invasion schedule smashed Guns Pound Coast During the n night i g h t warship warship- mounted g guns gun u n s bombarded the French side of the channel so fiercely that the shores of Kent shook to the thunder Shore watchers watch watch- ers could see neither the ing ships nor th their ir ta targets gets The shelling lasted more than an hour Soon after fter daybreak British coastal guns took up the duel and anddrew anddrew anddrew drew range long fire from Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Get many's own co coastal stal batteries mounted on Cap Gris Nez Ner and elsewhere along the wide mIle Strait of Dover British fire was was as concentrated on the Calais region The British guns had it their own way until shortly before noon when the nazi artillerymen went Into action The guns on each side fired salvos at minute 20 intervals The weather canceled the R A AF's AF's F's overnight operations against Germany and the invasion coast and the air ministry news service filled the lull with an account of havoc reported wrought in Berlin and in Germany in pr previous previous pre pre- nights of ot unbroken R RAF A F night raiding Several persons arriving In New NewYork NewYork NewYork York from Europe recently have told of seeing bodies of G German soldiers washed ashore at French channel ports There have been repeated re reports reports re re- ports that invasion had been at at- tempted A placed highly government official official official of of- of a conquered nation nallon who asked that his identity be withheld said when he he arrived September 20 that German officers had told him practice maneuvers for invasion inva inva- invasion sion had cost the Germans men Letters Bare Move Nine days earlier the New York Sun said letters had been received In New York by French residents I indicating the nazis already had I attempted to land forces in England Eng Eng- land One letter said by the newspaper to have been written by a French official acting in liaison with the German army of occupation said German officers were happy In Paris and that they e especially hoped they would not be chosen to participate in another disastrous attempt to disembark troops in hi England On September 20 Captain Carl Ter 37 a former Dutch artillery captain t told ld on his ar arrival arrival ar- ar r- r rival from Europe that nazi troops under training for English invasion invasion invasion inva inva- sion were rebelling Columns of mutineers Were marched back backo o to labor camps their hands hanc s trussed behind their backs he he said |
