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

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- 2 - SEV t-t t da a d d a on Greek soil. A successful operation of Greek destroyers is reported from Athens on the road from Otranto on the night of 1-4 on the 15th XI. All Greek forces have already arrived in their bases without damage. Jn England has been created under the name Army Liaison Command a new branch of the Air Force, which has the task of ensuring close cooperation between the Army and Air Force. Jn of the respective announcement of the Ministry of Aviation also states that young officers, known as particularly capable, were promoted to posts in the staff of the High Command. These Luftwaffe officers are all under the age of five. Eden had already announced on Tuesday in the House of Commons the plan of close cooperation between the army and the Iuftweffen. The result of this reform will be that in the future flight squadrons will be able to belong either to the Lord or to the Air Force. The new command will begin its work on 1 December. The Commander-in-Chief of the new command was appointed Lieutenant-General of the Air Force Barradd. He will organize and train the new Command, which will consist of all the squadrons and training units assigned to the army, but the actual command will be given to the commanders of the individual military units to which the squadrals are assigned. Further appointments: Major General Douglas is the Commander-in-Chief of the Jagdflugzeugkommando. - The Commander of the Balloon Command has been appointed Deputy Chief of the Air Force in the Middle East. General of the Pilot Darting? was commanded in particular Auftreg to the USA. New-York Times explains that this innovation is related to the plan of standardization of American and British aircraft types. - These recent announcements prove that General the Airman, Sir Charles Portlett, has taken the reins with a firm hand. - General Darting will be able to amerik. The American press sees the appointments as proof that England is preparing to move on to the offensive. The Douglas Aircroft Company in California, with its production, plays an increasingly important role in the plans of the attacks on Germany. The first thrust of the new machines of the type B-B-7 is already ready for shipping to England. Jn New-York are described these machines as more powerful than all machines that have been shipped to England so far. Last night and this afternoon there were heavy artillery over the canal.It is assumed that the large quantities of ship wrecks that were flooded on the English southeast coast last night are part of the German Jnvasion apparatus, which was destroyed by the attacks of the British Air Force on the Jnvasion ports. A violent storm has thrown this debris out of the whole coast on the beach. Below them was a wooden pile of about l2 m long. Below are two air cylinders attached. The raft has room for a considerable number of people. Furthermore, a small rubber boat of unusual construction was swam. - 3 -