HC Deb 01 December 1943 vol 395 cc379-80W
Mr. Hammersley

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the date of Germany's first aerial attacks on unfortified Polish towns and the date of Herr Hitler's reply to President Roosevelt's request not to embark on a bombing war?

Mr. George Hall

Germany's first aerial attack on an unfortified Polish town occurred on 1st September, 1939, when Warsaw was bombed six times. Hitler replied to President Roosevelt's appeal on 3rd September, 1939.