OPTEL No. 51
 
      Information received up to 7 A.M., 12th February, 1942.
 
      
 
 
1. 
NAVAL
 
      A Norwegian steamship (4,000 tons) homeward bound in convoy was 
      torpedoed and sunk on the llth
 
      380 miles W.N.W. of IRELAND (R).
 
      
 
 
2. 
MILITARY
 
      SINGAPORE
. Our counter attacks although partially successful 
      failed to restore the position.
 
      Continued enemy presume assisted by tanks, caused further withdrawals 
      and by evening of llth
 
      our position had been stabilized along the general line Naval 
      Base-NEELSOON Village-Pierce
 
      Reservoir-Race Course-PASIR PANNANI Village.
 
      
BURMA
. Road MARTABAN-THATON has been cut by the enemy. 
      Our positions in MARTABAN were shelled
 
      for one and half hours. A Chinese Division has been in contact 
      with Siamese forces near the
 
      BURMA-SIAM frontier.
 
      
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES
. GARONPOLA (NORTH CELEBES) reported 
      occupied by the enemy who also
 
      continue penetrations north of SAMARINDA and BANJER-MASIN in 
      BORNEO.
 
      
RUSSIA
. Russian penetrations south of TOROPETS have been 
      extended to within 50 miles of
 
      VITEBSK and SMOLENSK. In the DONETS sector the Germans are continuing 
      to offer resistance and
 
      to deliver local counter attacks. 
 
      
 
 
3. 
AIR OPERATIONS
 
      WESTERN FRONT
. 10th/llth. Forty five tons of H.E. on BREMEN 
      but identification difficult and
 
      results generally unobserved.
 
      Llth. Spitfires hit a probable escort vessel near DUNKIRK with 
      cannon fire.
 
      llth/12th. Aircraft were despatched as follows: MANNHEIM 49, 
      HAVRE 31, BREST 18. Leaflets 
 
      PAROS-CHERBOURG 5. Sea mining off FRISIAN ISLAND 1. Aerodromes 
      Northern France 2. 2
 
      Wellingtons missing. 5 enemy aircraft operated against shipping 
      off the Cornish coast.
 
      
MALTA
. On 10th/llth and llth a total of 76 enemy aircraft 
      attacked aerodromes at LUQA, TAKALI
 
      and HAL FAR and incoming naval forces. 2 Wellingtons on the ground 
      slightly dama %ged, one
 
      crater on runway at LUQA otherwise no damage to aerodromes. One 
      enemy bomber probably
 
      destroyed and a further five aircraft damaged.
 
      
LIBYA
. Night 9th/10th, Wellingtons attacked MARTUBA landing 
      ground. Bombs fell amongst
 
      dispersed aircraft and large fires were started.