THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43

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140 Division IV Group Radio Strictly confidential! Broadcasting and Helldienst. Only for personal use! 06188 Jn own responsibility Test no. to destroy! ( 353 c RSTGB ). $.ce.d. Excerpts from the night reports of 17 October 194o. /10/10.40 Lo n d on - English. The British Air Force today attacked the naval base Brest during the day and caused great damage to property. - At night, the "Deutsche Werke" and the "Germaniawerft" were attacked in Kiel. In addition, warships that lay in the harbour. Also in Hanburg, Bremen and Cuxhaven, Leunawerke and two factories southwest of Leipzig, The attacks on the Leuna plants are a part of the sygtkertic The West German factories are already badly damaged. A large factory in Politz b e Stettin, which produces 1 million tonnes per year, was completely destroyed. The other English night reports of 17.lo.194o in both English and Czech and German have not produced any reports relating to the events of the night from 16 to 17.