1. Military.
Libya.
The enemy column referred to in the summary of September 28th
reached Giarabub in the early morning of September 28th; on September
% 27th our garrison opposite Madalena withdrew to a line about
25 miles to the south east.
2. Royal Air Force.
Our bombing attacks on enemy shipping were very effective
on the night of the 27th -28th. Considerable damage was caused
at Lorient where weather was clear; dockyard, wharves and buildings
were hit and large fires started. At Le Havre large fires and
explosions were started in the docks and damage caused to warehouses.
0stend, Boulogne and Calais were also bombed on a lighter scale.
An enemy seaplane base was attacked from a very low altitude
and 2 large fires were started. Fires were also caused at 2 railway
targets. Weather prevented mine laying operations. During September
28th all our medium bombers/