BLUFFING THE GERMANS.
REPORTS IGNORE BATTLE. LONDON, April 15. “There was a quiet day at Narvik. Strong British naval forces are blocking the harbour.” This from the German High Command is the only news at present available in reference to the situation at Narvik except rumours from Stockholm that Narvik is burning, which must be treated with reserve pending official British confirmation. The German communique does not mention the battle on Saturday, but says the situation in South Norway is being consolidated and there was no enemy naval action in that area. Fighters at Bergen shot down two British ’planes which had sunk merchantmen. Messerschmitts brought down two British machines at Stavanger and one near the Dutch-German frontier, while another British ’plane crashed near Offenburg. “Our naval units in the Skagerrak sank two submarines, making seven sunk in the past few days,” concludes the communique.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 117, 16 April 1940, Page 7
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145BLUFFING THE GERMANS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 117, 16 April 1940, Page 7
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