RESCUE OF BRITISH SAILORS. —The British destroyer Cossack, which intercepted the German supply ship, Altmarck, and rescued between 300 and 400 British merchant seamen prisoners. The German ship had on board several New Zealanders.
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Southland Times, Issue 24056, 21 February 1940, Page 7
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34RESCUE OF BRITISH SAILORS.—The British destroyer Cossack, which intercepted the German supply ship, Altmarck, and rescued between 300 and 400 British merchant seamen prisoners. The German ship had on board several New Zealanders. Southland Times, Issue 24056, 21 February 1940, Page 7
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