A NEW GERMAN CLAIM
(11.25 a.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 24. A special German communique states that U-boats attacked a convoy between Spitzbergen and Iceland returning from Russian harbours to British and American ports. The convoy was composed of more escorts than transports. In hard fighting lasting several days wo sank three destroyers, one auxiliary cruiser, and five merchantmen. . Tho Berlin radio said" that, including the success reported in the special communique, the Germs-18..,tins mouth sank 132 ships .totalling 849,000 tons. / rtj
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 254, 25 September 1942, Page 5
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81A NEW GERMAN CLAIM Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 254, 25 September 1942, Page 5
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