SPITSBERGEN RAID
BERLIN RADIO'S ACCOUNT Rec. 9 a.m. LONDON, Sept. 10.
Describing the German naval attack against Spitsbergen, Berlin radio declared: . . . .
"German naval units and grenadier marine regiments attacked enemy bridgeheads at Spitsbergen. The object of the attack was the destruction of the enemy's considerable military installations, which the Luftwaffe had observed. Extensive supplies of munitions and fuel and also wireless and meteorological installations of the enemy's air and sea forces were of particular importance. It was also intended! to render unusable coalmines and important military establishments which formed an essential part of the bridgehead. German naval units, in conjunction with grenadiers who landed, fulfilled the task in the;face of a heavy ar.tillery defence and violent resistance by the military garrison. The enemy's strongholds were permanently destroyed. The enemy suffered heavy casualties and lost many prisoners. Our losses on sea and land w,ere small. The German forma* tion returned to its base."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 63, 11 September 1943, Page 7
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