GERMAN CLAIMS
TWELVE THOUSAND PRISONERS IN CRETE AND LARGE QUANTITIES OF MATERIAL. AIR ATTACKS ON BRITAIN. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) (Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 4. A German communique states: "As far as can bo ascertained at present, we have taken prisoner in Crete over 8.000 Britons and 4.000 Greeks and have captured numerous guns and tanks and large quantities of ammunition, uniforms and food supplies. “The Luftwaffe last night effectively attacked the harbour of Hull and harbour works- on the south and east coasts. “Torpedo-carrying planes on June 2 twice hit a large warship.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 June 1941, Page 6
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97GERMAN CLAIMS Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 June 1941, Page 6
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