Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-11-27 | Page 1 | Berlin Claims Attack Brought Slight Damage

Berlin Claims Attack Brought Slight Damage BERLIN Nov 27 INS Brit INS Brit British ish bombers attacked Berlin during during during dur dur- ing the night but failed to cause any serious damage according to toan toan toan an official German announcement Some Soma British planes attempted to raid Berlin but were forced back backby backby backby by strong antiaircraft defenses the announcement stated They succeeded only in iii dropping dropping dropping drop drop- ping a few bombs which caused some damage to buildings and a park The R RAF A F planes were to break through the defenses on the outskirts of the capital where heavy ground fire held them back Under a pitch black sky rooftop rooftop rooftop roof roof- top watchers saw occasional distant distant distant dis dis- dis- dis tant flashes but the sound of aircraft aircraft air aircraft air air- craft motors and violent antiaircraft craft fire was not heard in the central central central cen cen- section of Berlin Some Berliners went to air raid shelters when the attack began but he the raid was of brief duration duration duration dura dura- tion and normal conditions soon prevailed