NAZI TRICK FAILS.
DECOY FOB ALTMARCK. (British Official Wireless.) Received February 22, 11.20 a.m. RUGBY, Feb. 22. The German tanker Baklur, which scuttled herself at the time of the Altmarek exploit, was acting as a decoy steamer. Both vessels had a number of similar features. Each was painted grey and had funnels astern. It was hoped when the Baklur scuttled herself that British vessels and aeroplanes in the neighbourhood would assume she was the Altmarek, and would give up the pursuit. . That such tactics were thought necessary is regarded as an interesting commentary oil the German claim that the Altmarek was an/ innocent merchant ship.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 72, 22 February 1940, Page 7
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105NAZI TRICK FAILS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 72, 22 February 1940, Page 7
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