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

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- 2 - UPS Dtwa reached 3 km northeast of Koritza. The British Ministry of Aviation announces: On yesterday evening, British fighter aircraft again carried out a successful attack against the docks and port facilities of Taranto. Brit. Ministry of Air Transport: Last night, Berlin was attacked for the Bo. time. The Silesian railway station, the Grune-wald freight station and other objects inside the city were bombed. In addition, there were attacks: power plant of Cologne, the inland port of Duisburg, industrial sites in Dortmund and Düsseldorf, plants for the production of synthetic fuel in tannover, Gelsenkirchen and Leuna, airfields in Hamstede and Lübeck, port facilities in Norderney, Wilhelmshaven and Calais. 2 British aircraft did not return. Enemy planes that were trying to attack England today were seriously damaged. The Ministry of Aviation announces that today, l9 enemy aircraft were shot down over England. 2 British hunting machines were destroyed, but the pilots were able to get to safety. In London today, little specific news about the operations in Epirus and Albania has arrived. However, all reports speak of the further advance of the Greeks and the growing threat of the Italian connecting lines. It seems that further Italian divisions are in danger of being included if they continue to retreat as before. It seems that the Italians have drawn intensifications which they have removed from the Italian-Yugoslav border. Greeks are constantly busy collecting the captured war material. Further transports of prisoners are sent to the interior of the country. Istanbul reports that looo already mobilized Greeks will be transported to Griechenaldn in the next few days. A court of war sentenced 6 Dutch students between the ages of 16 and 19 to prison sentences ranging from 15 months to 3 years. Students were accused of cutting through a German army cable. In the charges, it was announced that these students belong to an organization which makes it its task to carry out sabotage acts This organization was founded after the German occupation and is called "anti-German youth organization". The latest reports show that the British attacks on Taranto last night were also very successful. Large explosions in marine oil tanks and fires of the docking facilities were called out. The view was excellent and without difficulties one could describe the pitiful remains of the three destroyed battleships satas Bolgt of the big attack on Taranto: The action was prepared for a long time and carefully.... The 2 aircraft carriers, from which the aircraft operated, came almost before the port entrance.. Msn In the western desert successfully Sidi Barani, Bardia and further east Benghazi were attacked. In Benghasi were bombed at anchoring ships. Over all bids of the Middle East were - 3 -