GERMAN WAR CLAIMS
Sinking Of British Cruiser LONDON, May 12. A German communique states: “In north Holland the Germans occupied the Province of Groningen and reached Harlingen (on the coast). A further til Allied planes were shot down, milking a total of 300. A single Allied plane last night flew over western Germany and attacked non-military objectives without result. Our loss of planes, in comparison with successes, is slight. Thirty-five are missing." A special announcement by the German High Command claims that 58 Allied planes were shot down this morning, including 20 Spitfires. It also claims that, aeroplanes sank a British cruiser in the North Sea. (Received May 13, 7.5 p.m.I The official German news agency states that German planes sank a .15,-000-ton troopship off the Dutch coast this afternoon, and six other large ships were set on fire.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 195, 14 May 1940, Page 7
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