B. A secondary area, covering approimately 270 x 250 yards has been destroyed by fire. Two or three small areas or single items are seen. The following buildings of interest have been destroyed or damaged: 1. The Cathedral is burnt out, the twin towers have fallen in, and the outer roof collapsed leaving the vaulting. 2. The greater part of the Cathedral Museum (Museum of Arts & Crafts) has been destroyed by fire. 3. The Cathedral Schools are gutted. 4. The Church of St. Peter destroyed by fire. 5. Town Hall, part of the Municipal buildings have been burnt out. 6. The church of St. Mary is gutted. 7. The Central Electric Station is burnt out. 8. The Market Hall is gutted. 9. The Reichs bank is gutted. St. Lorenz (south) Large areas of devastation cheifly by fire cover a total of approximately 65 acres and there are a number of single incidents of destruction by fire or H.E. A total of about 400 houses have proabably been affected. (See Appendix A). ST LORENZ (NORTH) Severe damage has been caused to houses again cheifly by fire, and proabably about 100 houses have been destroyed. On the S.W. outskirts a heavy bomb, proabably 4,000 lb. , has totally destroyed 7 or 8 tenenment houses or blocks of flats and damaged others. (See Appendix A). ST JURGEN Many single houses have been destroyed by incideiary fires. 5/127 UHLAND and FRIEDRICH WILLHEIMSTRASSE. Two houses have been completely demolished and five badly damaged. A total of about 40 houses have been destroyed in this area. Marli. One very severe H.E. incident is seen between WERDER & Bulow Strasse undoubtably caused by a 4000 lb bomb. 8-10 houses have been totally destroyed and about 45 very badly damaged. In addition 5 houses on the outskirts of this area have been destroyed by fire. The area of complete destruction covers about 1 acre, and of severe damage approximately 5 + acres . This is proabably the most severe damage so far seen as a result of a 4000 lb bomb. (See Appendix A). 2. COMMERCIAL DRAGERWERK This works, which is reported to be making oxygen apparatus for submarines and aircraft, and service pattern repirators, has been very seriously damaged. A large number of sheds and small factory buildings have been gutted by fire and one or two damaged by H.E. Part of the main building has been damaged proabably by blast. There is a direct hit in the roadway running through the centre of the favtory. / EWERS & MINESNER |