STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 645, sig. 109-4/393

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IV.P.-16. hKV Seheim Abteilung IV - Kulturpolitik Strictly confidential! Rundfunk-u.Helldienst Nur für den persönliche X Proe, . aqoa On its own responsibility p90= to destroy! ( 353 c RSTGB) (erkio) Reports of December 2, 1941. 14 A brief overview of the contents of today's Nachrichten: The great Russian victory at Bostow followed further Russian successes. The Germans managed to make some progress in the area of Klin. The enormous tank battle in Libya continues. The German forces under General Rommel managed to recapture the two villages of Sidi Resek and Bir el Hamed. The austral cruiser "Sidney" arrived after he had carried out a successful attack on the German ship "Steiermark". Ghurchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, announced today that all the miners between the ages of 18 and 5 will be called up for military service and that all women between the age of 20 and 30 will also be subject to compulsory service. Far East. The Japanese-American negotiations will continue. President Benesch addressed the Yugoslav King Feter II yesterday. The battles on the eastern front are now marked by great Russian successes, the remnants of the German armies, which had to clear Rostov a.Don last Friday, are being followed and repeatedly attacked by the Russian armed forces following their feet. These remnants of troops, which are now at a distance of about 1 60 km from Rostov, threaten the immediate danger of being cut off from the rest of the German troops and completely destroyed. As announced today by the Moscow radio station, south of the capital city, near Stalinogorsk the German attempts to attack have failed, and the Russian departments managed to advance further in the last 3 days 20 to 30 kn, only in the area of Klin have the German local successes to record. But they are still more than 4o km away from the capital city on the first point of Moscow. South of Moscow, the Russian armed forces arrive at Tula with successful counter-attacks. The Germans suffered considerable anticipation in these fights. On the Sonntsg v.irden 59 German planes were shot down from the Russian side. As to the situation at Rostov, a Russian officer said, "Our soldiers are now following a defeated enemy. The Germans leave thousands of dead and wounded on the veg in their haste to flee. Our prey is already so large that it could not be counted in its entirety yet, A superficial veber test showed a booty number of 200 tanks, 210 guns and against 3.ooo trucks along with a large quantity