SEA TERRORISM
CAMPAIGN BY NAZIS
DEFENCELESS SHIPPING ATTACKS BY PLANES QUICK RETREAT MADE (Eire. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (British Official Wirnless.) Reed. 1.40 p.m. RUGBY, Dec. 19. Fuller details of the new campaign of terrorism launched by Nazi airmen against defenceless British and neutral shipping, referred to by the First Lord of the Admiralty. Mr. Winston Churchill, in his broadcast speech
yesterday have been disclosed in a joint Admiralty and Air Ministry statement.
Bombing attacks were made on Sunday on 14 merchant and fishing vessels in the North Sea and in most cases men on their decks were machine-gunned.
Two men have been killed and six injured. Eleven of the ships were fishing trawlers. Two were motor vessels and one was an Italian steamer. One motor ship and four trawlers were sunk.
Royal Air Force fighters twice flew to the rescue of ships, but the raiders hastily made off though some damage was inflicted by the British machinegunners.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20125, 20 December 1939, Page 6
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158SEA TERRORISM CAMPAIGN BY NAZIS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20125, 20 December 1939, Page 6
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