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8. In southern sector one company of the Sudan Defense Force 
      together with patriots were attacked all day on February 19th 
      by an enemy Colonial battalion.
 
      The attack was repulsed and 150 of the enemy were killed. Our 
      casualties were 5 killed and 9 wounded.
 
      
 
 
9. R.A.F. Night of February 21st/22nd. Weather conditions 
      were unfavorable but 17 tons of high explosive and many incendiaries 
      were dropped on Wilhelmshaven causing fires which spread rapidly 
      in the North East part of the town.
 
      
 
 
10. Night of February 22nd/23rd/. Twenty-nine Wellingtons 
      were sent to bomb docks at rest.
 
      
 
 
11. German Air Force. During the day about 40 bomber aircraft 
      operated over the British Isles. An R.A.F. aerodrome was attacked 
      by M.E. 109's: damage was serious. During this attack large enemy 
      formations made over the Thames Estuary and East Kent one M.E. 
      110 was destroyed by fighters and one Heinkel bomber by ground 
      defenses.
 
      
 
 
12. Night of February 22nd/23rd. About 39 enemy aircraft were 
      operating in the Humber area possibly laying mines. An enemy 
      floatplane was damaged by fighters at dusk.
 
      
 
 
13. Aircraft casualties in operations over and from the British 
      Isles.
 
      German: By fighters, 1 destroyed, 1 damaged.
 
      By ground defenses, one destroyed.
 
      British: nil.
 
      
 
 
14. Home Security - Swansea. Latest total casualty figures 
      for the three successive raids are 128 killed and 294 seriously 
      wounded. 
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