VIOLATING ZONES
GERMAN AEROPLANES BELGIUM AND HOLLAND SWISS NEUTRALITY AN APOLOGY GIVEN (Eloc. Tol. Copyright—United Press Assn. (Reed. Nov. 21, 2.45 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 20. The Amsterdam correspondent of The Times says that Berlin reports indicate that when Dutch aircraft chased a German seaplane from Vlieland on Saturday one of the German pilots was wounded. The Paris correspondent of The Times says it is reported that German planes are making a practice of violating Belgian, Dutch and Swiss neutrality. German troop concentrations are still maintained close to the Belgian and Dutch frontiers. A message from Basle quotes a Swiss Army announcement that foreign aircraft repeatedly violated Swiss territory on Friday and Saturday. Several planes were identified as German. German leaflets were dropped. Swiss anti-aircraft guns opened fire. The Berne correspondent of the Associated Press of Great Britain says that Switzerland has protested to Germany against German anti-Aircraft shells falling in Basle on Saturday when German anti-aircraft batteries fired on a French plane. The German Minister apologised for German aeroplanes involuntarily violating Swiss air space, but added that the violation of - the frontier by shells was not mentioned by his Government.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20101, 22 November 1939, Page 7
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190VIOLATING ZONES Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20101, 22 November 1939, Page 7
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