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

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-- 6 and which is finally only shown by the peoples who are under a free reign. We have experienced the spectacle that an entire division, prematurely, has stretched out the vaffes against a numerically inferior opponent, we have experienced that wnsere Luftwaffe against a superpower of three yes four airplanes has repeatedly achieved successes in the battles. Our losses were small. In the one week of continuous fighting until the evening of December 6, our armce and undoubtedly a rather considerable army lost less than a looo man to the dead and wounded. In this number all troops, brit., indieche and troops from all over the world are included. Zveifeilos have since been recorded further losses. It was a case in which the risk was worth it, and in the wiste it was undoubtedly a great risk, because the installation of such a large force over loo to l2o km of desert, contained considerable dangers. Our attack on Sidi Bareni was quite dangerous. I have not dealt with this so far, because I did not want to worry the House beforehand. In this attack, vases and fuel are only available to us to a limited extent. A blow or a delay in this action would have led to an urgent threat to our offensive. The operations are by no means over, but I do not intend to presume to predict the further course of events. Our commander deserves the greatest praise for the conduct of the operations. In General Wilson and General Wawel we have personalities, which our people demanded burningly and to whom army and fleet respond with enthusiasm. Also the air marshal? He was not misled by the fact that a part of his air force was designed for his operations in Greece and carried out his Plen excellently. His cooperation with the army was excellent and of great importance. We will not be able to successfully complete this war without taking any further risks, for example the sinking of a large ship, or an attack that is rejected with serious losses. The British army has now finally had the opportunity to show what it can do. We have already spent the night in this war with bittore attacks and experienced severe defamations. But in Dunkirk, all of our units were aware that they had completely grown up to the opponent and now we have seen in Libya what more military science and our leadership are able to do with success. Let us now turn to the great army, which we have ready in England- D, not only to defend the island, but also to carry the offensive to other war scenes. We are still half-armed and wrestling against a nation, which is fully wreaked, yes, which has already exceeded the point of punishment, as far as its armor is concerned. But in the year lé4l we too should be a well-equipped nation and then we will open up possibilities that had failed una so far, it takes 3 - 4 years to change a country to the war. Germany het had the peak of the last year. England itself stands in the 2. We hope to see years and the efforts made, with the great supplies that will reach us and will continue to come from the US, well prepared in the years 1994l -4 -