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S40 Division IV Strictly confidential! Group Broadcasting Only for personal radio and light service use! To destroy on its own responsibility! Priif.-No. .......... /§ 353 c RStGB/. Be r i c h t e of 15 November 1940. SENDER LONDON /English/: The British Navy Ministry announces: Of the 38 ships, which on 5 November 1940 are responsible for the fire. 32 are now in safety. Apart from the Eekiff 3o ships mentioned yesterday as being rescued, two more ships can now be described as being safe. As far as has been determined so far with certainty, only 4 ships of the escort train were sunk by the German ship. However, a fifth ship was attacked 3 days later by airplanes uhd had to be abandoned. Zurich reports that a special military court has been set up in Rome, which will lead an investigation into the approximation of air defense measures in Taranto. Britt, Marine Ministry, announced yesterday that hunting machines of the naval airweapon destroyed 4 enemy machines in the Mediterranean during the period from 8th to 10th November and damaged another one. In addition, three more Italian aircraft were shot down by naval aircraft, which tried to observe the movements of the British fleet on November 2nd. The next day, another enemy aircraft was damaged and chased away in the same attempt.Brit. and the Greek Air Force carried out successful operations against the Italians. In a Greek communiqué it is said: of our air forces ll enemy machines were shot down and lo others were so badly damaged that they can no longer be repaired, only one of the Greek aircraft did not return. Greek aircraft bombed the airports of Koritza and Argyrocastro, destroying a number of enemy machines set up on the ground. Rrxpmanx, on the march, enemy troop units were also bombed. The headquarters of the British Air Force in Greece announced: Brit. Engines have also bombed Argyroeastro Airport. Gasoline tanks have been set on fire. Bombs exploded in the middle of the closely juxtaposed machines. Furthermore, another attack was carried out on Valona. The only mole was destroyed. No British aircraft was lost. The latest Greek army report reports lively activity on the whole front in the air and on land. The number of prisoners has increased again to 200 Italians and considerable quantities of material were recovered. -2-