Brit claim repts from Germany confirm German rrs and oil plants destruction; details on damage to large German cities; RAF bombs Mannheim freight terminals and supply depots; Dunkerque, northern France air fields, Essen and Ludwigshaven bombed; German claim little damage done

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Bombing of Britain Widespread But Damage Is Reported Slight; BOMBING OF BRITAIN COVERS WIDE AREA

By David Anderson Special Cable To the New York Times

Non-mil objectives reptd hit in raids on London, Bristol and Birmingham; Midlands, northeast, East Anglia and southeast coast bombed; Bristol works to return to normal; German rept on raids

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1940Peter Pohl, Swedish author, director, and screenwriter^[†]

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