DUTCH NAVAL GUNS
NORTH SEA EXERCISES FLASHES DURING NIGHT (Reed. March 1, 9 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 29. The Hague correspondent of Reuter’s agency reported to-day that heavy gunfire had been heard at midnight off the Dutch coast in the direction of the North Sea. It was believed at first that a naval battle was in progress. The firing lasted for an hour. Flashes of exploding shells could be seen from the shore. A subsequent Amsterdam message, however, stated that the gunfire was from Dutch naval vessels carrying out night exercises.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20185, 1 March 1940, Page 5
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90DUTCH NAVAL GUNS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20185, 1 March 1940, Page 5
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