GERMANS MISLED
Surprise For Naval Officer
(Rec. 10.2 p.m.) RUGBY, May 10 An Interesting indication of the way in which even the personnel of the German navy is misled is furnished by the report Of the chief officer of the San Casimiro which was captured by the cruiser Gneisenau. A party of 30 boarded her armed with revolvers, hand grenades and machine-guns. Apart from being very nervous and keeping a heavily armed guard over the unarmed British crew, the Germans were friendly. They allowed the crew to feed from their own store cupboards, the contents of which surprised them. The German sailors appeared convinced that England already was starving. Lieutenant Otto Grenz, who was in charge of the prize crew, spoke English very well. The chief officer suggested to him that he would be lucky to take his prize through the British naval patrols. The German replied “there are no British ships on the sea, so who is going to rescue you?” It was evident that the German officer really believed this. It must have been a considerable shock to him a few days later when the San Casimiro was intercepted by a British warship and he with the entire prize crew was taken prisoner.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21960, 12 May 1941, Page 6
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