STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501 Page 115 · 115 of 283
THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501
English Translation
-3 - hol Turkish radio broadcaster sent a message to Bulgaria yesterday: Bulgaria has always lost all the battles it had taken to win territory. We hope King Boris will let go of a step that would involve him in a war. Turkey has imposed the state of siege in 5 districts of European Turkey. These are districts located on the border with Greece and east of the Dardanelles. Hitler's decision to send German soldiers through Bulgaria or Romania or both countries would mean that these soldiers must fight hard against determined opponents. The move would also mean that Germany, whether successful or not, would acquire millions of torments and would move further and further away from the Western Front, where the decision alone can be taken. In order to keep the catastrophe from itself, Hitler has only another choice, namely to put Jtalien in the dirt and that would endanger the southern end of the axis and seriously threaten Germany's flank. Athens reports that the count of the Italian prisoners has not yet taken place. Jn London was informed that among the first British troops to land in Greece were Australian and New Zealand Divisions. These were among the best fighting of the British Army. A communiqué from Cairo informed that the British were fighting. Air Force follows the important road crossing at Tepelena ?, from where the most important access road leads from Valona to Argyrocastro, bombarded. Furthermore, ital bases in Libya and East Africa were attacked. All machines returned. Communiqué of the Marine Ministry: The night from Wednesday to Thursday have brit. In cooperation with the Luftwaffe, fleet departments took under fire a storage camp on the Libyan coast for more than an hour. Three large fires were caused. The enemy returned as fire, but on the British side there were no damage or losses. Luftwaffe carried out heavy air attacks on the airfield of Stavanger in Norway yesterday, yesterday evening the enemy air raids were mainly directed against the western part of Central England. Many homes and commercial buildings and other buildings were damaged. Numerous fires were caused, but they have been brought under control since then. In addition, the London area and the Jndustriegebeir around the Mersey river were attacked. Here, however, the angri ffe were only of a small extent. Above the Strait of Dover, a Spitfire-Geschwa- of the 7 Italian and 1 German hunters were shot down today. Jm German broadcasting was announced today the connection of Romania to the axis. This act has not caused any surprise in London, this conclusion does not affect the political situation in any way and it is not clear what advantage the parties involved expected from it. - 4 -