THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501

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-7 - 800 The retreat roads from Koritza are clogged with vehicles left behind by the Jtalians. 5oo Albanian insurgents have attacked a department of l5 Italian motor vehicles on the road of Argyrocastro and killed 4 Italian officers and 35 soldiers and wounded 6o. In an alba- nåsian Carnison, the Albanian troops who were there for training have mutated and killed 2 Italian officers and 13 soldiers before they fled into the mountains to connect with the insurgents there. Griech. Enlightenment cavalry picks up hundreds of half-starved Italian laggards. On the ital. Retreat roads were found half-eaten cadavers of mules, indicating the extremely poor supply situation of these troops. A captive Italian soldier explained: We had to eat roe fliesch, because we dared not start fire, so as not to draw the enemy's attention to us. The headlessness of the ital. Guided by indiscriminate air raids by the Jtalians on Samos and Corfu, which the Greek High Command reports. The ever-growing British support in Greece has a large share of the Greek success. The British fighter planes transform the Italian retreat into a headless escape through their attacks. Attacks are not only aif the ital. A British communiqué from Cairo reports attacks by the British Air Force on Italian concentration of troops at Podrageci and Argyrocastro. Bari was bombed again. A report from Cairo reported the excellent fighting spirit of the allied troops holding the troops of Greece at Sidi el Barrani. These allied troops have now been strengthened and make life difficult for the Italian outpost. Brit. Machines attack the Italian support Punite in Libya and East Africa constantly. Reported from Athens; Jn Koritza was appointed a new city council consisting of ll Greeks, 4 Albanians and the mayor. The Greek. Authorities have already taken measures to ensure the food supply to Koritza. Greece's troops fill the streets of the city and nothing more reminds of the Italian occupation, except perhaps some ragged Mussolini images and Italian announcements. Albanier, who fled from the city before, are now returning. From Cairo: The Jtaliens have cleared the camp Mètemna, a few kilometers from Galabad. Thus it is proved that the Italian claims that they have reclaimed Galabad are wrong. Jn Kenya was taught to the Jtalie ern in a five-hour battle great losses. Deep-flying Ital. Aircraft attacked Alexandria today and dropped a certain number of bombs. Small damage. The British Air Force threw fire bombs on the tracks of the Potsdamer and arbor station in Berlin tonight. In addition, the Lehrter station and the station Puttlitzerstrasse were bombed. - 8