| Show US U S Planes Pound Nazi Bases in Three Countries i LONDON June 2 US Up WI-UP Up to 1500 American Ameri an heavy bombers and fighters struck the heaviest single single single sin sin- gle blow yet at the French Invasion Invasion Invasion Inva Inva- sion coast Friday and another great armada of four-en- four planes from Italy bombed five railway yards in Hungary and transylvania Mediterranean air force headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters reported good results in the assaults up Szol- Szol nok and pastern e tern Hungary Hungary Hungary Hun Hun- gary and upon and d Sin ria in Transylvania the mountainous mountainous' Romanian RomanI n provi province ce which Germ Germany Germany Ger Ger- m many ny ceded 4 partially to Hungary I in 1940 Support to Russ Th The Mediterranean re t r ati n strikes were in direct tactical support of the Russian armies massing in the Carpathian slopes German troops and material had been funneled to the front over lines passing through the five tangled yards The Britain-based Britain planes struck the Pas Calais department of ot France and reported no sign of German fighter opposition Perhaps tons of explosives were unloosed on the French fortifications fortifications for for- with the bombers able to carry maximum loads due to the short trip involved ed All AU Bombers Return A United States said all bombers and fighters re returned returned returned re- re Pas de at at- turned from the 1 tacks No enemy fighters were encountered encountered encountered en en- countered and flak was light the bulletin said A few ground rockets were sent up Considerable Consider Consider- able clouds were present and Ire re- re results suIts were unobserved The Mediterranean armada was accompanied by and Mustangs and early reports Indicated indicated indi Indi- no fighter opposition and nd very little flak is about midway between n Budapest and Bucharest is on the line I from Hungary to the Ro- Ro oil oU center Is five live miles mUes from the corner where the frontiers of Romania Hungary and ard Yugoslavia meet and a hub hubof hubof hubof of rail lines leading to Bucharest Budapest and Belgrade is 55 miles southwest of Budapest on the tru trunk k line to the east The Pas Calais Pas De section probably probably probably ably the most intensively bombed area in the world for its size is a scant 25 miles mUes across the channel from England where General Eisenhower's Invasion armies are massed and eager The department department department depart depart- ment extends 90 miles into the French interior and along 35 miles of the coast and con contains such familiar points as Calais the World War Var I debarkation port of Boulogne the resort Le Touquet and Cape Griz Nez terminal for channel swims R H RAF A A. F h heavy av bombers concentrated concentrated concentrated concen concen- on southwest French rail yards at Saumur miles mUes from Paris and the French coast Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day night Mediterranean forces attacked Hungarian yards 30 miles mUes Continued on Page Five Column One i f JUS S Planes Pound J Nazi Bases in three Countries r. r C Continued J from Paw Page One ast of Budapest at Mos Mos- bombed a target In Den Den- ark and the Germans reported Ian air atack stack which damaged a convoy oy off the west Norwegian coast Middle east bombers attacked attacked at at- tacked ports on the big Greek Island of Crete Enemy waters were ivere mined The daylight raiders carried the allies second big aerial offensive since the first of April Apri Into its fifteenth day j t Since the out all allied campaign campaign campaign cam cam- cam cam- to disrupt communications In western Europe began early In March American and British planes have carried out attacks attacks attacks at at- tacks on 94 railroad targets some In great strength 1 Jin In a statement Thursday night reviewing the results of at the allies allies' battle of communications the British air ministry gave this picture picture picture pic pic- ture of the enemy's transportation position tion One One Destruction Destruction of bridges has severely restricted military movements move move- ments which involve the crossing if f the Seine river within miles mUes if f t. the coast Two Dislocation Dislocation of the railroad in occupied countries has riven IrIven the Germans to roads where additional bridges are out and in inome inome ome onie places traffic jams extend or or r miles Three Earlier Earlier strategic bomb- bomb doubtless s have wiped out zany lany nazi factories which the Germans need to produce motor chicles Four Four In In general the capacity f the enemy to repair blasted rail nes has been swamped Heavy British assaults on French rail raU enters seem to have forced the Germans to ab abandon their plan of to get all yards in full fuU order again and the nemy now appears to be concen- concen rating instead on repairing only rough lines |
