English Translation

- 3 - 8S During the day 4 German aircraft were shot down over England. Another German aircraft was destroyed last night. In the report of the Brit. It is said that this morning a small confederation of enemy bombers and destroyers tried to fly over the coast of the county of Kent and reach London. However, the confederate was intercepted by hammers, with no.brit. losses three enemy combat aircraft were shot down. The fourth enemy bomber was shot down this morning off the south coast of England. Moreover, during today's day, the hostile activity of England was insignificant. Excerpts from a todays statement by Churchill about the fighting in Africa. C h n r c h i l called the actions in Africa a victory of first rank. He gave an overview of the operations it carried out to the British. It was possible for troops to reach the coast between the Italian base of Sidi Barani and the Buk Buk, 25 km further west. This advance cut the most important road on which the main contingent of the Italian army could have retreated. It was only a matter of whether the encirclement positions that the General Wilson forces had conquered after an excellent desert march could be effectively asserted and whether the net placed around the Italian armed forces could be pulled together at all points to the coast. Here the strong ital. Positions of Sidi Barani and various other heavily fortified figures constitute a considerable obstacle. But Sidi barani was conquered and with the exception of one to two fortified points, which still have to be taken, the entire coastal area is now in the hands of the British and Dominican troops. Already 7ooo ital. Prisoners were taken after the British. Mersa Matruh. /The Churchill's statement was finally completed, and it was announced that the number of prisoners will now be reduced to 2o.ooo. The following statement was confirmed by Churchill: / The British encirclement action will probably have the result that the majority of three Italians. Divisions and numerous black shirt groups are either destroyed or captured. One can also expect to find considerable amounts of war material in Sidi Barani, as this Stedt is the outpost from where the Italian forces prepared another advance to Egypt. Meanwhile, the advance in west direction is carried out with great energy, the most important road open to the enemy to retreat is constantly exposed to the bomb attacks of the British fleet and air force. These attacks on the returning ital. Armed forces have greatly contributed to increasing the number of prisoners and prey made at the first encirclement. Although it is still too soon to fully estimate the extent of these operations, it is clear that they represent a victory of the first rank. Those who have prepared these complicated organizations, and the soldiers, - 4 -