SWEEP OFF HOLLAND
ENEMY TRAWLER BLOWN UP Rec 12.45 p.m. LONDON, March 6. An Admiralty communique announces that during an offensive sweep ofl the coast of Holland last night light coastal forces under the command of Lieutenant G. J. Macdonald, R.N.Z.N.V.R., intercepted- an enemy patrol, including an armed trawler. His Majesty's ships engaged at close range, scoring three torpedo hits against the trawler, which blew UPAII his Majesty's ships returned undamaged. There were no casualties.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 56, 7 March 1944, Page 5
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75SWEEP OFF HOLLAND Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 56, 7 March 1944, Page 5
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