OCCUPATION OF NARVIK.
ENEMY WARSHIPS’ ATTACK
LONDON, April 10. The British United Press reports that two German destroyers attacked Narvik at 5 a.m. under cover of a heavy snowstorm and within -o minutes the port was completely undei German control. „ An eyewitness says that two b<o we-ian warships in the harbour opened'"’file but were promptly torpedoed, the agency adds. It is believed that, the majority of the crews perished. A &m.ll landing 1 ceeded to occupy Narvik unopposed. (
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 113, 11 April 1940, Page 7
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78OCCUPATION OF NARVIK. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 113, 11 April 1940, Page 7
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