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200 Division IV Strictly confidential! Group Broadcasting Only for personal use! Radio and Helldienst To destroy /9! Test. - No. ...... /§ 353 c RStGB/ B e r i c h t e of 27 November 1940. p'p.g /.1/00.40 SENDER LONDON /English/: Griech, Heerebericht: The Greek troops continue their advance successfully. The retreating Italians are constantly disturbed by attacks by the British Air Force. In the Koritza section, more material was captured, including 6 planes abandoned by the Italians. Luftwaffe were mainly directed against Elbasan and the coastal section, in the Elbasan section motorized transport columns and infeantry departments were taken under MG fire, the Italian losses are heavy. Whole departments have dissolved into panic. In the coastal area provisions camps and transport columns were attacked at Argyrocastro. Reuter: The British Air Force. Air Force gives the Italians no opportunity to expand a second line of defense and the new arrival of the Italian forces. Reinforcements are repeatedly beaten by the Greek troops. Advances against Argyrocastros and Elbasan are continued successfully and the occupation of new strategic positions by the Gricchen in Athens is expected within a short time. Yesterday there were fierce fights between Argyrocastros and Santi Quaranta. Last night was again insignificant flying activity over England. This is attributed in London to the bad weather and the fog over the air base used by the Germans in northern France. Last year use the brit. Luftwaffe these bases for their operations and it is well known in London that these airfields are often exposed to heavy fog and are easily transformed into morass. Yesterday, before leaving for Bucharest, the Secretary General of the Russian Foreigner had another conference with King Boris of Bulgaria. Ls said that he had received information about Bulgaria's opinion on the new situation in South-East Europe. The German and Italian Propaganda have ceased to declare that Bulgaria will join the axis. The Sulgarian envoy in Berlin is currently staying in Sofia around , as is explained in Sofia, to familiarize his government with the German view of Bulgaria's attitude. A large Swedish trade newspaper writes: The Germans should already realize that England will not surrender. The British defense is becoming much stronger, America's sources of aid are increasingly available. America should also be defeated first. A second obstacle, which opposes Hitler's new order, is the attitude of the oppressed peoples. The German leaders see too clearly that they can imagine that the oppressed peoples would voluntarily help in the execution of Hitler's plans. Sooner or later the feelings of these peoples will be expressed. What can be achieved by force also has certain limits. -2-