divisions including armoured forces have captured
Nish and have reached Prokuplje
and Razanj. North of Skoplje German armoured forces have taken
Urosevac and are
advancing towards Pristina and Stim LJ..E. The advance from Prilep
towards Bitolj
has reached Mogila.
4.
ROYAL AIR FORCE. KIEL
April 7th/8th and 8th/9th. Industrial centre and especially Krupp
and Deutsche Werke
Naval Yards were bombed. In these two successive attacks 348
aircraft were
employed and very large fires were started at all primary targets.
A total of about
320 tons of H.E. and more than 50,000 incendiaries were dropped
which included 7
bombs (2,000 lbs} 11 (1,900 lbs) and 91(1,000 lbs). Ten Manchesters
carried 40
1,000 lb. bombs besides many incendiaries.
Night of April 9th/10th
SIOE="-1">. 95 aircraft sent. 80 Berlin, other Emden and shipyards
near
Bremen. 8 aircraft missing.
5.
GERMAN AIR FORCE.
Enemy activity chiefly over sea. Four aircraft destroyed, one
of our fighters missing.
Night of April 9th_/10th. About 250 enemy aircraft operating
inland plus about 30
minelayers. Principal attacks on Birmingham and Tyneside. Ten
enemy aircraft
destroyed, we lost one fighter.
6.
HOME SECURITY. COVENTRY April 8TH/9TH.
Casualties, preliminary estimate 150 killed, 200 seriously wounded,
six serious and
40 fires.
Night of April 9th/10th.
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Preliminary reports indicate attack on Birmingham fairly heavy,
and that both here
and on Tyneside