Commander-In-Chief in the Mediterranean reported that British
naval forces carried out a sweep in eastern and central Mediterranean
from
29 September
1940 to
2
October 1940 and landed additional military forces at
Malta.
The British naval fleet was attacked on several occasions
from air, but the only losses were on enemys side.
Naval
and air base at Starnpalia, Dodecanese Islands, was bombarded.
The British trawler HMS Recoil was reported overdue and must
be presumed lost.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombed oil plants at Stettin,
Hamburg, and Bottrop,
Krupps
works at Essen, goods yards at Cologne, railway junction near.
Hamm, and several aerodromes.
Other forces
attacked docks at Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven, ports and shipping
at Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Flushing, and Channel ports.
The Luftwaffe made a series of daylight attacks on London,
all being broken up by British fighters. Bombs fell on coastal
towns in Kent and Sussex. Damage done to housing estate in
southeast London.
The Luftwaffe carried out night raids which were widespread
and included Scotland and North West England, as well as southeast
areas. Bombs were dropped indiscriminately in London area.
Buildings damaged included famous public school in North West
London, a Saxon church, a police station, many houses, flats
and shops. 10 Luftwaffe aircraft destroyed. Britain lost one
fighter.
Dover was shelled from French coast.
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October
Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
ISBN-10: 086136614X
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