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Division IV Strictly confidential! 9S Group Broadcasting Only for personal broadcasting and light duty use! Destroy in own responsibility to OH! Check. - No. ..... /§ 353c RStGB/. 0.0 B e r i c h t e vom ll. Dezember l940. p.pg 0s-met SENDER LONDON /English/i In London it is explained to the operations in Egypt that it is not the ital. The British Air Force has been successfully supported by the fleet and air force. All airfields have been bombed so far. The British air force has held the rule in the air since Monday. The Italians do not attach great importance to the fight and seem to be shaken by the British tactics of constantly attacking waves of fighter planes under strong fighter cover. The railway line between Addis Ababa and Djibuti was successfully bombed. The attack took place at Duale near the border of French Somaliland. The damage is likely to be very large. Both the station buildings and the railway dam were attacked. The last news from Albania reported further successful British attacks on the port of Valona. A large ship, port building, ammunition storage and a bark of transport vehicles were hit. All British machines returned. From Albania it is known in London that, despite the bad weather, the Greeks made a small advance north of Pogradetz. At the middle front, the Greece slowly heads north of Argyrocastro and has reached a locality 4 km north of Tepe-lini. This cut off a small road that is important for the Italians. It is reported that the airfield of Argyrocastro offers a picture of total destruction. When the Greek troops invaded, they found 2 destroyed Caproni bombers and 3 Fiat fighter planes at the airbase. After the capture of Argyrocastro, the Greek commander pointed out in a speech that the Greek army was fighting not only for the victory of Greece, but also for the liberation of Albania from the Italian rule. Report of the British Ministry of Aviation: Despite the extremely unintentional weather conditions during the last night, the British took part. Air Force some attack flights. A number of military objects in West Germany and the occupied area were bombed. Among the targets were railway nodes, a power plant, airfields and river docking facilities. The invasion ports on the canal and the other occupied countries were attacked. 2 British machines are avoided. -2-