RAID FORESTALLED
BRITISH OFF CALAIS GERMAN SENTRIES' STORY (Reed. Aug. 20, 10 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 19. The Berlin 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, revealing two large British motor-boats full of rnen, 00yds. from the beach. The Germans opened fire and the British replied with trench mortars, causing German casualties. A landing was prevented, but it was impossible to determine whether the boats were hit. “Apparently the British were attempting an armed reconnaissance,” the report added.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20639, 20 August 1941, Page 5
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