TELEGRAM FROM LONDON DATED NOVEMBER 6, 1941. Summary. 1. NAVAL . H.M. Ship "Neptune" and His Majesty's A.S. "Hobart" took part in bombardment of Bardia area night of October 25th/26th. 2. U-boat not attacked by raider probably shot at British tanker W.S.W. of Freetown. 0nly one shot fired at dawn. She is proceeding apparently undamaged. 3. Now understood that only four ships were torpedoed out of convoys C 52. 4. MILITARY. Russia. Central Front. German attacks from Kalinin to Tula are reported to have made no progress. Crimea. On November 3rd Germans had reached point 14 miles from Sebastopol. Germans claim to have reached Black Sea south of Yaila Mountains is as yet unconfirmed. 5. Royal Air Force. United Kingdom. Night of November 4th/5th docks at 0stend and Dunkirk received 13 tons H.E. 6. Day of November 5th. Over Northern France fighters attacked MT railway trains barges and gun positions. 7. November 5th/6th. Main targets Cherbourg (25) anti shipping off Frisian Islands (Siemens). 8. Middle East. Third and fourth dumps near Benghazi and off Tobruk-Bardia Road and workshops near Berca aerodrome bombed. 9. A.M. November 5th. Eight Blenheims attacked convoy two merchant ships; four direct hits on one merchant ship left sinking fast 92 degrees W. Benghazi. Second merchant ship Straddled destroyer machine-gunned. Two Blenheims were lost. |