BATTLE LOSSES.
NAZI AND BRITISH.
Large Portion Of German
Fleet Sunk.
FRENCH PREMIER'S ADDRESS
(Received 1 p.m.) PARIS, April 1.1. Addressing: the Chamber of Deputies, M. Reynaud, French Prime. Minister, said that 22 warships are at the bottom of the ocean, namely, 18 Germans and four British. No French vessels were lost.
The enemy's initial tactical success, he said, proved an immense strategical error. The Germans' loss included four cruisers, representing one-tenth, of the total tonnage of the fierinan Fleet, a submarine, a destroyer and 10 merchantmen transporting troops.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19400412.2.78
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 87, 12 April 1940, Page 7
Word Count
89BATTLE LOSSES. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 87, 12 April 1940, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.