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Bombs believed to have hit Hipper class cruiser at Blohm and
Voss shipyards Hamburg.
At Boulogne a.m. on the 21st direct hit was obtained on a large
tramp steamer by British bomber.
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Royal Air Force.
Daylight October 20th. Medium bombers attacked shipping at Boulogne
and claimed a direct hit on a large tramp steamer. Single aircraft
also bombed an aerodrome and docks in North Eastern France and
a convoy off Dunkirk. One ship of the convoy is believed to have
been hit.
Night of 20th/21st further report. It is evident that a very
severe attack was made on a military objective in Berlin by 5
aircraft. 5 bursts were seen right across a large building. 1,000
pound bomb burst in the target area and fires which started in
the immediate vicinity increased in intensity. Four marshalling
yards in Berlin and a factory in the North West part of the city
were also attacked.
Night of 21st/22nd. Aircraft attacked the following targets.
Blohm and Voss shipyards at Hamburg resulting in many fires followed
by explosions; Rhenania 0ssag oil refinery at Reithalz 4 large
and small fires resulting; Hirth Motoren aircraft component factory
at Stuttgart starting a small fire; Dusseldorf-Lugendorf marshalIing
yards causing several fires; Stade
aerodrome./