The "noisy nigth" in London
Very good strikes of all bombes

Source	Westfälische Neueste Nachrichten NS. Volksblatt für Westfalen Official newspaper of the Nazi-party Tuesday 15th February 1944
Event referred to	City bombing
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Description of the source	The newspaper report is a typical report from the ideological point of view of the Nazi-government. It presents only the success in a very unbalanced way.
Contextualisation of the source	The report was written in times when the German cities were under heavy fire and bombing by the Allies.
Interpretation of the source	The newspaper text tries to bring a positive view on the progress of the war. While the German troups were loosing battle after battle the newspaper tries to picture another reality for the German population sufferung heavily from the attacks on the German cieties.
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Original Contents (English Translation)	The newspaper report is a typical report from the ideological point of view of the Nazi-government. It presents only the success in a very unbalanced way. The special aspect in the article is the description of an heroic atmosphere of the German pilots who had to fight against a heay English defense. The writer describes the success of the attack and the fire in London which is reflected in the water of the river Themes. The success is 'proved' by a quotation of British sources: "It was one of the most noisy night in London."