SCAPA FLOW RAID
ATTACKERS FAIL. BOMBING OF CIVILIANS. LONDON, March 19The Scapa Flow raid, stated Mr Chamberlain in the House of Commons, was a failure. “1 have been rather surprised at the importance which has been attached to this very unimportant affair. No capital ship was damaged whatsoever. A total of 121 high-explosive and 500 incendiarv bombs were dropped over 100 square miles of the Orkneys and the mainland. “The German excuse for bombing civilians was that they were attacking military objectives. The House of Commons will know from the facts that, whatever the Germans’ intentions, responsibility for the consequences must rest upon the authors.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 96, 21 March 1940, Page 8
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105SCAPA FLOW RAID Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 96, 21 March 1940, Page 8
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