Telegram received from London dated April 21st, 1941. Naval. Greek Destroyer PSARA has been badly damaged with many casualties in air raid Piraeus. 2. Military. 10 a.m. April 17th, enemy attack on Tobruk with tanks and infantry repulsed. Twelve tanks penetrated perimeter of which four destroyed. Our forces carried out raid near Sollum inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. 3. Greece. Withdrawal of our forces southward towards new defensive line continues sucessfully but part of two battalions reported cut off in the Peninsula south east of Volos. 4. Royal Air Force. Night of 20th/21st. Sixty-one bombers sent to Cologne, twenty-four Rotterdam, others visited Brest aerodromes in occupied France, some more mine-laying. Weather conditions over Cologne and Rotterdam unfavourable. Three heavy bombers missing. 5. Libya. Night of 18th/19th. Heavy bombers successfully attacked Benghazi harbour, an enemy aerodrome and large concentration of mechanized transport. 19th, medium bombers and fighters repeatedly attacked mechanized transport concentrations causing much damage, inflicting heavy casualties and interfering with enemy movements. Two aerodromes attacked and number of aircraft destroyed or damaged. Three German aircraft attacking Tobruk were shot down. One Hurricane |