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7. Bulgaria.
 
      Sixteen of Bulgaria's seventeen infantry divisions are now reported 
      mobilized and movement of Bulgarian troops towards Turkish frontier 
      continues. 
 
      
 
 
8. Royal Air Force night of March 3rd/4th.
 
      43 tons of H.E. and 7500 incendiaries were dropped on Cologne; 
      a fire 3/4 of a mile long was left burning on the West side of 
      the river.
 
      
 
 
9. March 4th, in the afternoon 2 sweeps were carried out over 
      the Channel each by 3 squadrons of fighters but no enemy aircraft 
      were seen. A Spitfire on photographic reconnaissance shot down 
      an enemy fighter near Brest.
 
      
 
 
10. The night of March 4th/5th, bad weather on the Continent 
      prevented operations.
 
      
 
 
11. Greece.
 
      On March 3rd, Hurricanes shot down five out of ten Italian bombers 
      returning from Larissa. 
 
      
 
 
12. German Air Force.
 
      Night of March 4th/5th, about 50 enemy aircraft were operating 
      of which about 12 were minelaying in the Thames Estuary, the 
      remainder swept South Wales area. One aircraft was destroyed 
      by our night fighters and two others are reported to have been 
      shot down.
 
      
 
 
13. Aircraft casualties in operations over and from the British 
      Isles.
 
      German  
 
      
 
 
2 Destroyed
 
      2 Probable
 
      4 Damaged
 
       British Nil
 
      
 
 
14. Home Security.
 
      Night of March 3rd/4th. Casualties at Cardiff estimated 46 killed 
      and 85 seriously wounded.
 
      
 
 
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