Telegram from London dated 1st November, 1941. NAVAL 1. United States destroyer Reuben James escorting convoy HXP 56 torpedoed and sunk by U boat 51° 59' N 270 05' W at 0 2. Two enemy air attacks on Northbound coastal convoy caused beaching of Greek merchantman and one medium sized British t 3. Outward bound Atlantic convoy attacked by U boats. One ship sunk. 4. Slight damage to Mygenaes lighthouse (Faroes) in aircraft attack midday 30th. 5. On 10th H.M. submarine Thunderbolt sank a Caique east of Crete. MILITARY 6. Russia . Between Leningrad and Lake Ilmen Germans have made slight progress east of River Volkhov. Moscow sectors no change. German threat to Tula has increased. Rostov, no change Crimea, German mechanized forces overcoming strong Russian resistance have advanced approximately half way from Perekof to Sebastapol. Situation is serious. ROYAL AIRFORCE. 7. Day 31st. Hurricanes claim hits on Holaue transformer station, a small vessel off west coast of Dernnark and 900 ton merchant vessel off Frisian Islands and have destroyed three barges, also Flak ship off Barrier crippled. |