STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501 Page 58 · 58 of 283
THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501
English Translation
-2- h) In the last night, the enemy aviation activity over England, as the Ministry of Aviation says, was very low. No reports of Sachskladen or losses in human lives have yet arrived. In London, the night, except for a very short Alarn, was completely quiet. Communiqué from Cairo: The whole day yesterday hinduerbh and the night before set dhe brit. Iuftweffen the attacks on all Italian airfields in the Libyan desert continued. Enemy troop camps, troop arsenals and motor transports were bombed. It is certain that 6 Italian aircraft were shot down yesterday. 3 other machines could be observed, which apparently went down stuerlos. Big share of these successes has an Austra- lian squadron. In addition, several enemy aircraft were destroyed in the course of a violent attack on the airfield of El Aden. Aircraft sheds and other buildings were set on fire and numerous machines on the ground exploded. The fires could be seen later at a distance of almost loo km. In retreat Italian troops and motori- sierte columns were bombed in the sections of Bardia and Sollum. I was attacked by enemy troop camp. Brit. Seaplanes attacked Bardia, and the road near Sollun. In the course of these operations, which included the time of 24 hours, only one British machine was lost. Night broadcasts Soeben was announced that the British forces have conquered the first Italian base Sidi Barani. Among the prisoners are 3 Italian generals. The positions are expanded, the advance to the west continues. Amerik. Observer in Greece stated that apparently there is no proper cooperation between the Italian associations in Albania. There is no continuous front, it is unlikely that the new ital. positions will last long. Today only a few German machines were operating over the south-eastern coast of England. l Machine shot down. No British loss. Statement of the British Minister for the State Defense M or r i s on The minister hails Hitler's new order with the order he/Morison/ as responsible brit. If Germany were willing to give convincing guarantees for the creation of a European life, which would be satisfied by economic unity and the eradication of national rivalry, then many would have a willing ear. All civilized peoples are filled with horror at every new exposure of the naked brutality of the Nazis against all the peoples that are dominated by them. A country -3