| Show Robots Robot's Kill 2752 Churchill A Says London Hard Hit Prime rime Minister Places Tot Total 1 Casualties Wounded and Dead At Af J Nazis Launch Lal-ch 2754 Robots at City LONDON July 6 INS INS INS-A A frank admission that London has been hard hit as the thc main target t of naz nazi Germanys Germany's robot bombs compelling some evacuation and possibly necessitating more w was wa's ws s made to the house of commons by Prime Mi Minister Winston Vinston Churchill Thursday a 0 Thus far prime minister said in his first official disclosure that Britain's capital itself has been th the South of England previously ref referred to as the target target target tar tar- get of of Adolf Adolf Hitler's terror tenor weapon at least 2752 persons have haye been killed Counting the wounded seriously and otherwise cas casualties are upwards upwards upwards' up- up p- p wards wards' of But while suggestions were made that the house itself quit London for some safe af sanctuary inthe in tn the countryside and Churchill himself emphasized the grave as- as aspects aspects as as- peets of ot the thc attack he disclosed that the allover mortality rate was one person per bomb for or up up uj to the tile time he spoke exactly 2754 robot bombs had been sent ov over r against this city Everything within human power power pow pow- er Cr is is' being done to combat the bombs Churchill said and with the thc observation that we w h have ve vee never e e f failed yet he e met suggestions that c commons g go t to the countryside with the Here we b began gan the war hand and nd here we will see it ended ende t U i Destro Destroy laj l Majority rity V I IA A very large lange proportion of ot the bombs skyrocketed by the Germans from their mobile and difficult to locate propulsion stations stations stations sta sta- in Europe have been de destroyed destroyed destroyed de- de on their way to London said and for this he gave a large measure of tribute to the work of the United States Stat s army air forces Churchill speaking to a packed house of commons said that a avery avery avery very high proportion of the casualties cas cas- caused by the exploding pilo less craft were were suffered in London The prime minister declared that it would be a mistake to underrate the serious character of the robot bomb attacks During the early months o of 1943 he said we received vague reports that the Germans were wel developing a new range long weapon on with which I they proposed to bombard London Churchill said that the government government government govern govern- ment did not underrate the nazi menace and was was upset at what has happened Up until 6 a. a m. m Thursday he said a total of ot 2754 flying bombs bombs- have been discharged by German launching st stations along t the h e eFrench French co coast st st. 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Avery very large proportion of ot these he said either failed to cross the channel or have been shot down The mm house will win be favorably surprised to learn th that t actually about one pcr n was killed d for tor forone forone torone one bomb Ch Churchill said Find Station 1 Churchill explained that through secret ae agents ty l hy y it recon reconnaissance con nce w work rl the British had hads s e July of f 19 1943 3 in lOcating locating lo lO- cating eating a at nde on tic tlc coast of German derman the main experimental mental stations conn connected C 4 with flying bomb production and the perfection of ot range long-range rockets rock rock- ets Last August he hel sald the full fuR strength of the th British bomber bombe command was sent to attack these e. e installations The raids were costly costly costly cost cost- ly but very great damage ge was done t to the Germans and a number number number num num- ber of ot key German scie scientists in- in Continued on In Page Two Column Two Robot Plane Bombings Kill 2752 Churchill Tells Commons Continued from Page One eluding the head scientist who were dwelling together in a so- so called strength through joy es establishment es- es were killed The British raids the prime minister said delayed for many months German plans to bring bring- Into action both the flying bombs and long range long range rockets About the same time he continued continued con con- the British located at Watten Watten Watten Wat- Wat ten In the Pas de Calais area of ot France the first largo large structures which app appeared ared connected with rockets the firing of at range long-range Att Attack ck Sites site This site was heavily attacked as long ago as last September and had been under continuous bomb treatment since We Ve discovered in October last about other structures st were being erected along the Ute French coast between Le Havre and Calais Ca Ca- lais Churchill went on onA A All l of oC the AGO firing points poInts' were continuously bombed since Dec December Everyone Every one of them was destroyed by bythe the R RAF with the whole-hearted whole assistance of the growing United States air power If it had not been for our bombing operations in France and Germany the bombardment of ot London no doubt would have started started started start start- ed perhaps six months earlier caviler on ona ona ona a very much heavier scale Under pressure of our countermeasures counter- counter measures the enemy has developed devel devel- developed a new series of ot prefabricated ed structures which could be rapIdly rapIdly rapidly rap rap- idly assembled and well camouflaged camouflaged camouflaged camou camou- especially during periods of or cloudy weather It Is from these comparatively light and very rapidly erected ejected structures that the present attack at at- tac tack Lack is being madeTh made The Th untiring relentless efforts of Df British and American air forces Churchill went vent en co are responsible for the delay and diminution dimi dimi- nution of the present ent scale of at at- tack Lack Study Measures l A special committee Including a great number r of f engineers has been established to study count counter counter- r- r measures The prime minister said that a total of ot about tons of bombs bombs' had been dropped by the allies alIes o on flying bomb and rocket I targets Jn In France and Germany The offensive and defensive flying flying fly fly- ing trig bomb bom efforts he said had been exacting for both sides Quite a considerable proportion of oC allied flying power had to be diverted for or months from other forms tomis of offensive activity he said The Germans he said had sacrificed sacrificed sacrificed sac sac- a good deal of manufacturing ing strength which could have increased increased in increased in- in creased their fighter bomber forces in order to make the robots It is yet to be tested who has suffered and will suffer most in th process Churchill said The invisible battle which has been In progress s for more than thana a year and into which gre great t resources resources resources re re- re- re sources ha have v been poured by both sides now has flashed into the open and we shall be able indeed obliged to watch its progress from fairly c close I 1 o 0 s e quarters Churchill went on Bombs Dally Daily The prime prima minister said that between and flying bombs each weighing about a ton were being discharged daily dally and nd had been so discharged for the last two weeks Considering the modest weight and nd small penetration power of these bombs the damage done and blast effect has been extensive extensive exten exten- sive but cannot at It all compare with the terrific destruction by bP fire and high explosive with which the allies alUes have been assaulting Berlin Hamburg Cologne and scores of other German cities and man manufacturing points In the reich said Churchill This form of attack Churchill Church Church- ill said no doubt is of trying character and worrisome because it is being spread out through the whole 24 hours The people have just got to get used to that Churchill declared declared de de- de- de dared amid cheers from the floor of commons Everyone must go about his duty and business whatever it m may maybe maybe Y be and then when hen the long day is done they should seek k the safest shelter they can find and forget their cares through well- well earned sleep a |
