STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43 Page 99 · 99 of 329
THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43
English Translation
-3 - The Czech people have always been bearers of Christian culture .... I speak to you from London, i.e. from the front. Jhr know that this is also your front and that of all the forgotten peoples who fight under England's leadership for their freedom- Face of death, for it is carried every day by the German planes over London and before the English people, who will bravely resist these horrors and survive them, I can only call you: "Remember always the friends who help us and are united in the spirit of St. Wenzel, our patron saint! Pray with us tomorrow to St. Wenze, so that ér will bring us victory! (Note: broadcast is somewhat distorted, therefore wording is not always accurate, but sense in general correct)! L on d on - German. The American journalist Knickerbocker gave a Jnterview today on the plane on the way to Lisbon: "I am convinced that England will win the war. After the presidential elections in the United States, aid for England will increase every day. I am amazed at the gleuchmouth with which Londoners accept the attacks abounding their city. England has the courage and also the means to maintain air transport with different states now also in war, this is, for me, the proof of the strength of the British. The first air raid on England took place on 8 August, costing the Germans 61 aircraft. The first aircraft attack was carried out in the Netherlands and Belgium, and the first airstrike took place in the United Kingdom, which cost the Germans 60 aircraft. At the beginning of September the German tactics changed. So far they had tried to expel the English from the air. As this had failed, they tried to break the idistability of the civilian population by bombs. August 5th had come and gone, but England was still standing there. At the end of August the British reconnaissance pilots began to see clear signs of danger. German ship movements along the coast and sanctifications of flat boats and coastal ships. On August 2nd one of our pilots reported for the first time ship meetings at the Holl. Jnsel Texel. This was also observed in the other ports. Due to strong storms the enemy had been forced to go to other places. Many German soldiers drowned and many sawiffs had sunk. On September 9, a collection of 6o flatboats was sighted at Ostend. The preparations exceeded those that were noted in August. Due to the bad weather and the constant attacks of the British Air Force, the Germans suffered great losses, the troops were kept constantly alert there.... Dåe The superiority of the German air-warfs has proved to be a deceptive hope towards England, but the danger of Jnvasion is still not over. Some remarks on the conclusion of the three-power pact: "The peace and order that Japan wants to establish in China is indeed worthy of being compared with Hitler's plans in Europe.