Klaiber Posted June 10 Report Posted June 10 . . . Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung Berlin, Wednesday, 25 April 1917 Ausgabe No. 112 • Morning Edition GALLANT VICTORY IN THE AIR OVER YPRES Imperial Flyers Repel Enemy Sortie in Aerial Clash Above the Salient From Our War Correspondent – High Command Report, Flanders Front Ypres Salient, 24 April – In the turbulent skies above the western arc of the Ypres front, brave sons of the Fatherland took to the heavens to contest the Allied intrusion in what proved to be one of the most daring and complex aerial encounters of the campaign to date. Under conditions of heavy cloud and heavy artillery fire from the rear lines, Imperial aviators of the Red Staffel repulsed a concerted push by Entente air forces (flying under the Blue Banner), achieving superiority in both strategic effectiveness and noble execution. Final tallies put the German Red Team at eight points to the enemy's six—a measured but undeniable triumph in our ongoing defense of the Western Front. The Red flyers distinguished themselves with precision and discipline, completing several coordinated attacks across multiple targets. A forward enemy troop encampment was partially neutralised, with initial estimates indicating a 25% degradation of their fighting strength in that sector. A simultaneous strike upon an industrial facility supplying the enemy’s rear achieved further success, disrupting what observers believe to be a munitions depot under construction. Our forces also intercepted and destroyed a critical Allied supply convoy attempting to reinforce their salient operations. Reports confirm the convoy was entirely consumed by fire, with its goods rendered unusable. In the sphere of intelligence warfare, two valuable operations met with success: the rescue of one of our own intelligence operatives held in enemy custody, and the recovery of a captured German soldier from behind enemy lines. Both men are now safe in occupied territory and have rendered initial reports to High Command. It must be noted that the enemy aviators were not idle. The Entente forces succeeded in extracting one of their captured spies, conducted a prisoner recovery of their own, and struck a German supply train. These acts, while regrettable, were contained, and do not diminish the broader outcome of the battle. The High Command has commended the aviators of the Red Team for their steadfast resolve and judicious execution. While the victory was hard-earned, it stands as testament to the discipline and unity of our Luftstreitkräfte. The enemy, it seems, has grown bolder—but so too have we grown wiser. As the airmen returned to base beneath the darkening April sky, their machines bore the soot and shrapnel of conflict, but their spirits remain unbroken. Once again, Germany holds the skies over Ypres. Der Himmel gehört dem Vaterland. — “Feldberichterstatter X.” Mit der 3. Armee, Ypres Front Sieg durch Stahl und Treue! J5_Hotlead, Vonrd and Flyboy 2 1
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