THE GERMAN VERSION.
LOSSES NOT DETERMINED. Received April 15. 11 a.m. LONDON, April 14. The names of those killed in the first Narvik sea battle include Captain Warburton Loo. The list also contains the name of one other officer killed and three seriously wounded. The German version of the British victory at Narvik given by tlie High Command refers to a heavy attack yesterday by a British squadron consisting of two battleships, aircraft-car-riers, cruisers, and a large number of destroyers. “Nevertheless, the German destroyers attacked the superior force. The Cossack was set ablaze by the naval and air forces. and ran aground. The others were also seriously damaged or destroyed. The losses on both sides have not yet been completely ascertained.” “ The communique proceeds to refer to the successful landing of German troops in Norwegian harbours. It says the Renown was damaged last Tuesday in the course of an attack by heavy British naval forces. “Our own heavy naval forces are unharmed.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 116, 15 April 1940, Page 7
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