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Strictly confidential! Division IV Only for the personal group Radio Service use! Radio and Helldienst To destroy oh on its own responsibility! /§ 353c RStGB/. 2.u.d. Reports of 9 December 1940. 0n2/s SENDER LONDON /English/: Ministry of Aviation: The British Air Force conducted a concentrated attack on industrial and military forces again last night. Other destinations were: Lorient, ships and port facilities in Bordeaux, Brest Vlissingen and Dunkirchen, as well as a number of enemy airfields. 2 British aircraft are missing. The Ministry of Aviation: During/in the last night German air raids on England were carried out 2 enemy combat aircraft. London was severely attacked. Many fires were caused, but most of them were already extinguished during the enemy attack. Many buildings, including a large number of residential buildings, were seriously damaged. There were some dead and wounded. The hunting and combat aircraft crews in England were strengthened again by a contingent of the Canadian Air Force, which arrived in England today. They are pilots and mechanics, who were trained according to the pilot training plan of the British Empire in Canada. The army report from Cairo reports that the entire Libyan front was pushed forward by Britt. In a battle south of Sidi Barani, 5oo Italians were captured. Brit. scouting troops again took active action on the border between Sudan and Abyssinia. The British årtillerie again successfully took enemy targets under fire. Nothing new has to be reported from the other fronts. The Moscow Run funk emphasized that the British defense measures were strengthened in the Far East. He spoke of the rapid expansion of defense positions near Singapore. Rear Admiral Sterling was quoted, which declared that the English have accumulated tremendous material there, and that the Air Force has received further reinforcement. Greek Army Report: Throughout the day, our troops were attacked in various parts of the front. The battles were crowned with success and resulted in the occupation of new strategically important positions in Albanian territory. Argyrocastro was captured. From Athens there are reports that the Greeks despite renewed ital. In the area of Argyrocastro , which was occupied yesterday, the Italians make an attempt by extensive use of tanks to cover the retreat.