OPTEL 6
 
      28 November, 1941.
 
      
 
 
(I) 
MILITARY
 
      
 
 
Libya
. The enemy still holds area Northwest of EL DUDA. 
      The enemy raiding column appears to have collected some German 
      garrisons of HALFAYA and SIDI 0MAR and was recalled by German 
      headquarters on morning of 27th. It was intercepted by our armoured 
      forces as reported in my 0PTEL No. 5.
 
      
 
 
ETHIOPIA.
 Deserters report that after our forces had 
      attacked near GONDAR the Officer commanding Italian Reserve Brigade 
      ordered a counter attack which his troops refused to carry out. 
      In West, patriots have cut road CHELGA-AOOOO and S.A.A.F. aircraft 
      yesterday attacked AOOO0 aerodrome and bombed forts and trenches 
      in this area.
 
      
 
 
(II) 
AIR OPERATIONS
 
      
 
 
26/27. 87 tons of H.E. and 11,000 incendiaries were dropped 
      on EMDEN, Thick clouds prevented observation, 13 tons of bombs 
      were dropped on OSTEND where bursts were seen in docks.
 
      
 
 
27th. Beauforts attacked a l,500 ton merchant vessel off THE 
      HAGUE and left it listing heavily. Hurricane bombers sank a 2,500 
      ton vessel and an anti-aircraft ship off Normandy and set a second 
      anti-aircraft ship on fire. 2 M.E. 109's were shot down by escorting 
      Spitfires. We lost 3 Hurricane bombers in an attack on shipping 
      in BOULOGNE harbour.
 
      
 
 
27th/28th. 98 aircraft were sent out: 86 of them including 
      11 heavy to DUSSELDORF, 1 is missing and 2 crashed: 3 members 
      of the crew killed.
 
      
 
 
LIBYA. 
26th. A total of 11 squadrons of Blenheims and 
      Mary-lands resumed attacks on enemy tanks, armoured vehicles 
      and M/T. Near SIDI-OMAR and EL-ADEM many fires were started among 
      transport vehicles while at EL DUDA a column of armoured vehicles 
      was partially destroyed and completely dispersed.
 
      
 
 
27th. 4 Malta Blenheims scored hits on barracks near TRIPOLI 
      aerodrome.
 
      Hurricanes in a fight with 12 M.E. 109's over EL-ADEM destroyed 
 
      2 and damaged 2. 4 Hurricanes are missing.