STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501 Page 151 · 151 of 283
THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501
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Division IV Strictly confidential! 0S Group Broadcasting Only for personal radio and light service use! Destroy in own responsibility to 10.5//40! Test.- No. /§ 353c RStGB/. Be r i c h t e vom l4. ll. 1940. 的.a.4 1.15/70.40 SENDER LONDON /English/: Marine Minister Alexander explained that the attack of the British Government. Seaplanes on Taranto were carried out in daylight and that the angular aircraft were driven by an extremely strong flak and a strong balloon barrier. Although the Italian naval forces of the British fleet in the Mediterranean were numerically superior, they had not dared to engage in a fight so far. Today, the Italians in the Mediterranean are also inferior to us. It would be very interesting to know how the German fleet management is expressing itself to the brit. Šieg. The headquarters of the British Air Force in "rechenland announces in a communiqué that the British air force has carried out a violent attack on Bari. Strong fires broke out. The ports of Valona and Durazzo in Albania were attacked again last night. In Valona, a motorized transport was attacked, which bombards the flight platform in a crash. In the port area, large fires erupted. In addition, a large ship south-east of Valona was attacked. In Durazzo, quays and warehouses were hit, and a power plant in the south-eastern part of the city was hit. All machines were returned unharmed. The Greek army report states: The Italian airfield of Joritza was severely damaged by a Greek air raid. A considerable number of machines on the ground were destroyed. A large building was blown up. The Greek machines were attacked by Italian hunters and shot down one of them. Also Italian troop camps were occupied with bombs. Further successful operations in the Pindos section. After successful battles of our troops, they managed to occupy another number of hillheads on Albanian territory. Fights continue on the Sudan-Abyssinian border. During the operations around Gallaband, another 5o Italians were captured. Another 6 ships of the British command train , the 5.ll. As a result, the number of ships rescued by the "ampf of the auxiliary cruiser" is increased to at least 30. The German radio station reported the complete destruction of the train a few days ago. Now the German radio is performing a small rope dance to turn out. and it is now said that a British escort train, consisting of 9 ships, was completely destroyed. The 3o rescued ships allegedly added to another escort train. This claim is sufficiently refuted by the fact that one of the British ships now entering the port is mäxmeskxdem. Ships during and after the battle were close enough to the auxiliary cruiser that it could catch the over living ones. In London today it is found in the competent place that there are rumors, according to which in the northern Koriza section ital. reinforcements have taken place. In the Pindos section the Greeks have the border about 3 km northeast of Kori