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and continues beyond it to the West; this area is about 1 mile long at its greatest length and +
mile at its greates width.  It can be roughly divided into two approximately equal areas at either
end of the town, connected by a narrow strip which is somewhat obscured by smoke.
     This damage was almost entirely caused by the raids of 25/26 and 26/27.4.42, and is
largely the result of fire, though some H.S. incidents are also seen.  The old town area is much
obscured by smoke on 26.4.42 and some fires are still burning on 27.4.42 though they are
probably under control.
     Three churches, the Head Post and Telegraph Office, the Law Courts, the Supreme Court
and the Hospital are among the buildings destroyed.
 
(b) TOWN AREA OUTSIDE THE OLD TOWN.          5/121 and 123
     There is an area of devastation by fire about 700 yds. long and 50-200 yds. wide on both
sides of FREIDRICH FRANZ STRAUSS immediately south of the old Town.
     South of this is a second area between AUGUSTEN and PAUL STRASSE about 500 yds.
long and of varying width.
     Many smaller area an single points of damage are seen in this part of the town, between
the old Town and the main Railway Station.
     Considerable further damage including one area of approximately 220 by 150 yds. is soon
to the already badly damaged district west and north west of KALSTR, at the Western end of the
old Town.  Many houses have been destroyed and a brewery has been damaged.
     
  SUBURBS.
     Several bombs have fallen on both sides of the LUBECKER STRASSE       A/655
in the suburb of BARNSTORF (North), and a number of tenement houses or blocks   5/48
of flats have been damaged by blast.
     Over 50 bombs have fallen in or near the suburb of SCHUTOW/REUTERS-   5/23,
HAGEN S.W. of the main HEINKEL factory.  Several houses have been destroyed or  48
damaged, but the majority of bombs have fallen in open ground.
 
(d) OTHER DAMAGE
     Five large barns, possibly for grain storage, and several farm buildings and dwelling houses
in the vilalge of DIERKOV 1 + miles N.N.E. of ROSTOCK have been burnt out, and bombs
have fallen on the housing estate adjoining the village demolishing one house and damaging
others.
     Three or four scattered farm houses have been destroyed.
     East of the river VARNOW several small factories have been destroyed of damaged
mostly by fire, including a paste factory south of the KASSEBOHMER WIESEN>
 
2.  HEINKEL AIRCRAFT FACTORIES
(a) MAIN FACTORY AT MARIENEHE                     5/130
     Considerable damage to the factory is visible.
     A stick of heavy bombs has fallen diagonally across the Main Assembly Hangar destroying
the roof overn an area of at least 305x135'.  The damage extends possible over a larger area as the
strip cambuflage which covreed the roof has remained in position over the edges of the hole.
     The Assembly Shop for the final assembly of prototypes has been damaged by blast and
several craters are seen on the tarmac immediately outside.
     Part of the Machine Shop has been destroyed by fire.
     The Paint Shop has been hit by a medium bomb and partly destroyed.