The Archive · 1941

German Reports

Pursuing its policy of not revealing Inames of places occupied in the Arst {few days of fighting, Berlin had tittle to offer on the situation except to say that the German advances into Yugoslavia and Greece were pro-tressing according to schedule, A recapitulation of the first 48 hours of fighting by Berlin revealed that the Germans claimed that bombs Jwere rained on eight key cities in Yugoslavia, including Palakan and Bristina, and 130 planes were destroyed in the Balkan area.

A fifth aerial attack on Belgrade was staged yesterday when German observers reported seeing numerous fives, the largest of which was blazing at the central railway station, the northern section of which was fazed, Jnecording to Berlin, 'The only definite' information sued on the ground fighting was con—tained in two Berlin reports regard-Ing the' progress of German troops jin the Struma sector in Greece and the taking of four bunkers and a railway bridge at Radkersburg on [Sunday, This_operation apparently Jaave the Germans access to Marburg land this report was prominently featured by the German press~Thnited

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