some guns and machine-guns.
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.