-3- FAR EAST. MALAYA. Our fighters covered the withdrawal of our troops to SINGAPORE ISLAND. Our offensive operations were slight. The Japanese made about twenty attacks on SINGAPORE, damaging the aerodromes and docks and causing numerous casualties among the civilian Asiatic population. Six enemy aircraft were brought down by our fighters and eight A.A. RUSSIA. The Russian Air Force is maintaining a considerable effort in co-operation with their ground forces to the west of MOSCOW. It is directed chiefly upon the congested roads by which the Germans are retreating upon which troops and vehicles offer excellent targets. There is evidence of the effectiveness of the Russian air attack. Liaison between the Infantry and the Air Force is maintained by an Air Staff Officer with each Infantry Divisional Headquarters and air support is generally forthcoming in about an hour. High-level attacks on German supply bases and aerodromes have increased both by day and night. There is evidence that parachute troops have been used in considerable numbers on the central front. In this sector, Russian activity by night increased with a corresponding decline in German night operations. In the daytime particularly in the MOJAIST sector. German air activity has been negligble, enabling the Rusians to use the roads freely and thus maintain maximum pressure along the front. |