FRENCH SUBMARINES
RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS DESTRUCTION OF ENEMY SHIPS. DECORATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF CREWS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 11.40 a.m.) RUGBY, June 26. Admiral Muselier, commander of the Free French naval forces, has returned from an inspection of the Free 'French submarines Rubis and Minerva, which have distinguished themselves in recent operations. The Rubis laid mines which resulted in the destruction of several ships. The Minerva sank a German tanker, in spite of a vigorous defence from its escort. The Admiral decorated the crews, to whom the Croix de Guerre has been awarded as a result of these operations.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 June 1941, Page 6
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100FRENCH SUBMARINES Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 June 1941, Page 6
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