THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 776, sig. 110-5/66

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SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION CULTURAL POLICY DIRECTORATE ROUND FUNK STRENG CONFIDENCE! Only for personal service use! DESTINATION AND HELL DISEASE On your own responsibility! (§ 353c RStGB.) Prif-Nr. 342//43 AAA Reports from 21 September 43. H e 1 1 f u n k: up to 22.3o clock incoming material! Radio Algiers reports that French commandos landed in Corsica tonight. New York Radio reports that a warning was issued to the Vatican by the Italian radio con- trolled by the Germans that if the Vatican did not take a more favourable position to the Germans and the fascist government, it would be forced to do so by force.The Vatican was accused of supporting pacifism and anti-German feelings. Stockholm: In Corsica, fighting between Germans and French as well as Italian troops in progress. The German troops coming from Sardinia occupied the southern coast of the island. Further German reinforcements arrived from Elba. Salerno: The weight of the entire Italian stationed all. Luftwaffe concentrated on the German positions that dominate the coast of Saler no. By these air raids it was possible for all troops to resume their offensive. Never such an air bombardment had been carried out in the Mediterranean. The insignificant German air resistance is shown, that only an all. Bomber was lost. Due to the previous attacks on the German airfields the German Air Force has apparently been completely stopped. The Hungarian radio reports that the Germans are strengthening their positions on the islands in the eastern Mediterranean by air. Reuter,Military commentator: The landing of French command in Corsica was not unexpected. There are signs that the German intend to evacuate the island. The forward troops of Giraud are expected to be followed by the Zoo.ooo man, who gathered in North Africa to take action from Corsica against the South of France. Radio Algiers:'Corsica will soon be freed from the Germans! The hour of the B release Prunkreiäk's rattles himself!' Switzerland: The Hafën of Genoa Gurde is blocked by the Germans for Swiss ships. London: The governor of the Vatican city of Galeazzi has returned from Washington to Lisbon. Salerno: It is assumed that Kesselring north of Naples will build a front based on the Volturno. The Germans are still in possession of the Höhenstellingen near Salerna. Switzerland: At Cattaro in Dalmatia, fierce battles are underway between German troops and partisans. London: l5o Electric workers went on strike. Calcutta: People continue to die of hunger in the streets of the city. London: Daily Sketch: Among the British officers at the Yugoslav partisans, American officers have recently also been shot.