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- 2 - In the last night only small German activity over England. On the Baltic coast fell some bombs. The British Air Force has attacked Kirle and Bremen last night - attack, submarine baseé, Bordeaux and airfields. American radio commentator Swing from Boston speaks of a turning point in the war. Three months ago, one could doubt the resistance of England, one was worried, now England has proved that it has grown. We know that the Dardanelles are unoccupied. Russia has refused to connect in Europe with the axis. The German excess weight is fading, although England had to stop terrible bomb attacks. Hitler's last speech was not confident. 15.12.1940: SENDER LONDON /Czech/: Communiqué from Cairo: The operations at the Libyan border are continuing, whereby our troops continue to make strong efforts to the enemy. A heavy sand surm makes the view difficult. On the other fronts the situation is unchanged. The King's message to General Wawel is: Please send my most cordial congratulations to all the officers and crews under your leadership, on the occasion of the victory achieved in the western desert. The skill demonstrated in the preparation of this struggle, for which all commanders and all the staffs of the army, fleet and air force deserve the highest recognition, is only comparable to the skill and boldness of the troops who carried out these operations. The entire world empire will certainly be proud that they were contingents from the Dominies and India and departments of our free French allies who played such an outstanding role in this extremely successful struggle with an enemy who was superior to us in number wiit. During the last 24 hours, the Luftwaffe bombed enemy airfields, military and motor transport, military camps and motor vehicle collections. A particularly violent attack was directed against Derna, an Italian base on the Libyan coast, barracks, radio stations and other militarily important buildings. Other targets were Bardia and the vital road from Tobruk to Bardia. On this road enemy troops were shot at with MG and they were taught heavy losses. In Bardia 4 enemy machines were destroyed at the airfield. The British machines continued to support the advancing troops. 5 ital. CR 42 machines were shot down, increasing the number of machines shot down to l5 during the last 24 hours. RAF lost 4 gladiator hunting machines, but three of the pilots are safe. Of the two machines reported missing on Friday, one now returned. The Berlin correspondent of a Spanish newspaper reports that a guarantor of the German government declared that defeat was only a small setback. The government representative further stated: The Germans focus their attention on the Mediterranean and they hope for an immediate change. Sunday Times deals with the problem of how to implement German aid in Libya: One of the prerequisites for the - 3 -