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

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Group Strictly confidential ! Cultural policy matters Only for the personal service. Broadcasting and Helldienst da To destroy under its own responsibility 63.1/40 ! Test No. ........... (§ 353 c RStGB). (sla.d B e r i c h t e of 25 September l940. 2610.40 SENDER' LONDON (checHfsch): On the south-eastern coast of England a series of heavy explosions were heard this morning from the other side of the canal coast. The most violent explosions heard since the beginning of the war and the English side of coast were shaken by them. It is believed that these explosions were caused by attacks by British combat aircraft, which some time later English machines were sighted with course England.- A communigue of the air monkey reports that last night German bases on the canal coast and military objects were successfully attacked in Berlin. The attack on Berlin lasted 3 hours.- During the heavy attacks on Berlin on the night of Monday, severe damage was caused and the German military authorities admit sudies. In addition, the Berlin police issued a warning to the Pepopulation, in which those who want to look at the damage caused are threatened with severe penalties.- Last night, the Germans again indiscriminately dropped bombs on London.The Ministry of Aviation declares that numerous buildings were damaged and fires broke out. In four hospitals fires broke out. The number of victims is not yet known. Nord-Wales, the north-west of England and the east of Scotland were also attacked. Small damage was caused. During today's daily attacks 6 German and 4 British machines were shot down. Four of the German machines were shot down when a strong confederation tried to fly over the southwest coast.- The Pope, through the Apostolic Nuncio in London, sent to the King and Queen a message of congratulations on the happy rescue of the majesties from danger of death, when the enemy chose the royal residence as a military object for his bombings. The Italian armed forces in Egypt have been idle during the last six days, while the British Air Force has attacked its bases and stage roads.- The American press continues to welcome the action of the Allies against Dakar with the greatest sympathy.- Gibraltar was attacked by 2o aircraft of French type. There was only a small amount of damage done.- The heroization of the act of a csl.Flieger caused a lot of awareness in his comrades in the British Air Force: A strong squadron of German bombers and fighter planes approached London. They were violently attacked by Hurricane Maschire n. A single brit. The plane had had had enough time to jump off with the parachute, but he did not do so in order not to let the burning machine fall onto a village, since there it would have big visions -2-