English Translation

- 3 - 9S/ and there was no hope that it would survive the battle against such a superior opponent. In the smoke cloud which the auxiliary ship developed at the beginning of the battle, many managed to escape the ships of the escort train. The escape of 29 ships is so far established and the names of 24 ships, which already in brit. The British Admiralty announced a new blow to the Italian fleet. On Monday night, British fleet units attacked an Italian escort of 4 trosships and 2 destroyers in the road from Otronto. A Trosship was immediately sunk, two more were severely damaged and shot on fire, and it is almost certain that they have sunk. The fourth Tros Ship was also hit, but managed to escape in the shelter of a smoke cloud. The two destroyers also fled under the protection of smoke clouds with full steam. One of them was also blown and damaged by jedoeh. The British ships have neither damage nor loss. The Italian ships are on their way to Albania. The action was carried out in the sea area of the port of Valona. Yesterday night the attacks of the brit took place. Luftwaffe on Tribstoffanlagen in Cologne and Gelsenkirchen, on the Binnehhafen of Duisburg-Ruhrort, on railway facilities in the Ruhr area and near Cologne, on German submarine base Lorian, on docks of Vlissingen and Dunkirchen and on various enemy airfields etc. A British plane did not return. The last Greek communigé reports that the number of Italian prisoners made in the Pindos section is constantly growing, Under the exploited war material there are several 7.5 cm guns, a large number of howitzers, MGs and other war material. Many Italian wounded who were left behind during the Rüekzug are constantly delivered by Greek paramedics. An all-Albanian company with its officers passed it to the Greeks. Over the canal coast a fierce battle took place today between British and German planes. It is reported that 4 German machines were destroyed. Brit. Bombers have successfully bombed the Albanian port of Durazzo on the last night. It was achieved on crane installations between the quays, on storage and on an electricity plant in the south-east of the city. During exploration flights valuable photographic material was ensured. Official figures about ship losses from the beginning of the war until the end of the first war year: England l.6l2.ooo t, Germany 1,269.ooot Allied 475.ooot t, neutral 77o.oot t.