STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501 Page 294 · 294 of 283
THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501
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-3-293 attacked to the front. Between the Rhine and the Belgian Brang border constant attacks on the German connecting lines.- Brussels: A train,*e 65o German prisoners led, was attacked by German pilots with MG. 20o German soldiers were killed in this attack. Switzerland: The damage reported yesterday to the German railway workers Augsburg-Munich, Ulm-Stuttgart, seems to be of the greatest importance. The assumption that sabotage is confirmed insofar as arrests were carried out within the railway personnel. Loose screws on the rails and tight signat were the reasons. Rumours and similar cases are in circulation, but there is no exact news about it.- A French hunting squadron shot down 39 German aircraft in the three days from Friday to Sunday. The French Kaxkn squadron consists of l8 aircraft and had no own losses. Follows description of the fights Two French. Two French aircraft have shot down one of six Dorniers, the others have fled. Over the belg. Ardennes wur denv28 Junkers machines 6 were shot down, the rest had to turn back without having carried out their task. Two French pilots attacked 7 Me lo and one of them fled. 2o Ju 87; 12 crashed on fire, the remaining 8 escaped. 2 French machines forced 2o Messerschmitt to reverse.- North of Liège, unf. 2ooo allied and German tanks encountered another. This Schlucht was a victory of the French material. The Germans have suffered terrible losses.- Follows a lecture about the hostile attitude of the whole world against Germany. Swiss, Hungarian, Spanish, American leaves are quoted.- SENDER LONDON (engl.): In Belgium there is a great battle between the French border and the fortress of Liège in progress. According to other reports, the German troops have penetrated deeply into the valley. Area to drive a wedge between Holland and Belgium.- According to the French army report of today, the Germans reached the Maas between Liège-Nanur. xt Sedan, which lies in front of the Maginot line, was cleared by the civilian population. The Germans also attack in the Wéissenburg zone, but they have been rejected. However, all fights take place before the Magbnot line.- In Paris it is pointed out that all the bad attacks are carried out like before the Maginot line and that they have not succeeded in breaking the Magiton line in any points.- İm belg. Heerebericht is explained that the belge. The forces of the Allies support the Belgian troops, following the strategic plans set out in advance yesterday night. At Namur, the Allied troops are fiercely resisting the German motorized troops, which are supported by the Luftwaffe. Today, the Belgian Air Force carried out uniform reconnaissance flights before the Belgian positions, during the whole of yesterday's day have heavy and light motorized belg. Units fought in a heroic way in the Gette's space.- An official communiqué from London says our air operations in the battle, which developed in Belgium and Holland, have a double goal: to trouble the advance of the enemy's backward lines of connection and to support the rise of the allied troops. In spite of poor visibility and bad weather conditions, considerable damage was done to the enemy's access roads. After the attacks on German columns in the streets of Brabant, these roads were successfully blocked. Despite strong defenses, our pilots use parachute torches to have better visibility. Further north