STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501 Page 93 · 93 of 283
THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501
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- 2 - 166 3 Condottieri-class cruisers equipped with 15 cm guns. One of the cruisers is said to have been damaged in the engine room. All British planes returned unharmed. Üm l4.35 o'clock our units were attacked by enemy fighters who were accompanied by hunters. Thanks to the virtuosity of our fighter planes, none of our ships suffered any visual damage. At 16.4 o'clock our units were again attacked by enemy fighter planes attacking in three waves, despite the defense of our naval fighter aircraft, however, einigen of the enemy machines managed to continue their attack. In addition to the Arc Royal, for example, bombs fell into the sea, so that the ship could be seen through the emerging waves for a while. However, it was seen again from all guns firing, and had no losses on board. In the course of the operations, 2 Italian planes were fired, 1 British hunters did not return. Apart from the losses and minor damage suffered by the Breyc, the British armed forces have no damage nor any damage to be reported. Yesterday, 2 Italian planes were shot into the sea before Malta. Yesterday the Italians made 5 attempts to attack the island, but only in one of the attacks could bombs be dropped. These, too, did not cause any losses. Communiqué of the British Admiralty: Today in the early hours of the morning our light naval forces have taken contact with enemy naval forces. The enemy units retreated in full drive towards Brest and were followed by usher ships. It is known that one of our units was damaged. Also the enemy suffered damage. The extent of this damage is not yet known with sufficient certainty to justify a public announcement, further details will be communicated as soon as possible. Report of the Ministry of Aviation: Last night about England considerable air activity. The main balance of the attacks was directed against cities in north-western England, especially against the Mersey River. Bombs were also launched in various parts of southern England. Strong British air raids on Germany during the last night. The main objectives in Germany were Düsseldorf and Mannheim, where freight stations, naval equipment factories and gas stations were attacked. Further Zåele: installations for the supply of synthetic fuel in Politz, docking in Szczecin, the port facilities of Antwerp, Boulogne, Le Havre, the docks of Ćuxhaven, railway connections in West Germany, military warehouse near Mainz, plug-in near Koblenz. - 2 British machines are missing. From Greece it is reported: A number of local battles ended victoriously for the Greeks. The Greek troops operating in the southern section have taken further strategically important heights, In the southern part of the Albanian Pront it has come to one of the heaviest battles in the Greek-Italian war. Ea seems that the Greeks are proceeding in a similar way to that in the Koritza section, where they were primarily against positions that were supposed to serve as a starting point for important advances. The Greek forces are about to include Argyrocastro. Fights in the Pogradec section are continuing.