LANDING PREVENTED
A GERMAN REPORT
BRITISH RECONNAISSANCE
AT CALAIS
(Rec. 9 a.m.) LONDON, August 19,
The German Propaganda Ministry reports that German sentries on the sand dunes near Calais on a stormy night recently saw a shadow on the sea and fired a Verey light, which revealed two large British motor-boats full of men 60 yards from the beach. The Germans opened fire, and the British replied with trench mortars, causing German casualties. The landing was prevented, but it was impossible to determine whether the joats were hit.
"Apparently the British were attempting an armed reconnaissance," the report stated.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 44, 20 August 1941, Page 7
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99LANDING PREVENTED Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 44, 20 August 1941, Page 7
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