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SEPTEMBER O,TH, 1943 WAR IN THE AIR ENEMY AIR LOSSES TO SEPT. •- Aug. 29 .. 30 .. 31 Sept. 1 „ 2 ,. 3 .. 4 Over C.B. oooooo o ol Con- tinent. 1 10 8 0 3 3 17 42 Totals: West, 7,390 : Middle North West Africa, Middle East 0 0 10 0 0 27 0 37 4th N.W. Africa 20 21 6 0 34 5 12 98 East, over 5,666 ; 3,108. people adds to the troubles of the Ger- mans. The Invasion of Calabria 'FHE first stages of the Allied inva- •*• sion of the Italian mainland showed the Germans more anxious to save their own troops than to expend their lives and energies in trying to save Italy. The prisoners taken in the towns in the South were nearly "all Italians, and not until the Eighth BRITISH & U.S. AIR LOSSES to SEPT. 4th Aug. 29 30 31 Sept. 12 3 4 Totals Over G.B.A'crft. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 : West, ContinentB'bri. F'trs. 0 1 29 149 5 0 02 5 31 3 0 6 III 21 Middle East A'erft. 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 9 N.W. Africa A'crft. 3 15 2 0 15 1 6 42 7,509 ; Middle East, about 2,266 ; North West Africa, 1,170. FLIC HT ( OVER SHE GOES : A German troop carrying tractor overturned in a bombcrater on the Messina waterfront. The Italian mainland is visible in the background. Army had firmly established its bridgeheads did enemy aircraft try to interfere with our men. When they did, the^ were met by a volume of A.A. fire which must have surprised them, for many A.A. guns had been hurried across the Straits with the first landings. Moreover, Reggio airfield was speedily captured and found In not too bad a condition, which could not have been counted upon before- hand. It has runways of i,66o yards, and speedily became a useful base for British fighters. About 50 unservice- able enemy machines were found. None the less, in case the Germans should, after all, decide to make a stand, heavy bombers undertook a methodical destruction of all the rail- ways which lead southwards from the Brenner Pass. The Naples area was also raided again. No fewer than six British battle- ships have been named as taking part in the bombardment of the coast de- fences, namely, H.M.S. King George V, Howe, Nelson, Rodney, Valiant and Warspite, besides many cruisers and destroyers, so that if the Littorio, the Vittorio Veneto, and their new consort decide to come out they will find us ready for them. Behind the Line* Service and Industrial News from the Inside of Axis and Enemy'Occupied Countries Magnesite IT is reported from Zagreb that a newprocess for the sintering of amorphous magnesite has been locally developed.Said to be a great improvement on methods currently employed in the pro-duction of fireproof material, the im- portance of the new process is particu-larly stressed in view of the extensive magnesite deposits in Croatia. Luftwaffe Chief of Staff TO replace Gen. Hans Jeschonnek, theChief of the Luftwaffe's general staff, whose mysterious death was re-ported in our last issue, Gen. Guenther Korten has been recalled from the Rus-sian front. Korten has the doubtful distinction ofbeing a dyed-in-the-wool Nazi, and one of the few Generals to have been asso-ciated with the Nazi Party since its earliest days. He took part in theMunich uprising of 1923, and is the bearer of " The Blood Order "—thehighest distinction conferred by the Party.The new Chief of Staff is 45 years of age, is known for his efficiency and ruth-lessness, and has served with the Luft- waffe since its inception. He was thebrains behind the air operations in the Polish, Balkan and Crete campaigns andis said to have organised the raid on -Coventry. He served lately as Chief ofAir Staff on the Russian front, where his tactics suffered severe setbacks. Berlin-Templehof PASSENGERS arriving at Malmo fromBerlin after the R.A.F. raid on August 25th, confirm the extensivedamage sustained by the Tempelhof air- port. According to these reports, thefirst hit damaged electric installations in such a way as immediately to turn onthe lights, making Tempelhof an illu- minated target. Fires were still ragingnext day, and cars proceeding to the air- port had to switch on their lights be-cause of thick smoke in the vicinity. Since runways received direct hits, traffichad to be diverted to the Rangsdorf airfield. Most airport buildings show exten-sive damage, and a Swedish correspon- dent reports from Berlin that the ad- ministrative offices of Tempelhof havebeen wiped out. Air Protection A SWEDISH report says that the Ger-mans have resumed preparations for building a large new airfield in theRugge district south of the River Moss. It is possible that because of the cessa-tion of German transit traffic via Sweden the need for increased air cover lor con-voys between Norway and Denmark is responsible for these activities. Scheming ? "DEPORTS from Berlin indicate that-*-»• important Luftwaffe consultations are now taking place. The Press publishespictures of the conferences, and of hints that their purpose is to find the mostefficient methods in dealing with the mass raids. In place of the much-promised retaliations, pictures are shown of Col. Gen. Bodenschatz, Major Gen.Galland, Inspector General of Luft- waffe's fighters. Col. Loerzer and Prof.Speer, the Reich's Minister for Arma- ment.
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