NAVAL ACTION IN THE KATTEGAT
NAZI TROOPSHIPS ATTACKED FIVE REPORTED SUNK, TWO OTHERS RUN FOR SWEDEN DAVENTRY NEWS i; nas broadcast from London by the 8.8. C. last night that •tt■* ua ;.l I" ein the Kattegat 11 German troopships were eaught. At least five were sunk, and two others entered a Swedish port. .1 he naval battle was resumed yesterday morning and was continued well into the night. It was resumed this morning. Naval engagements are taking place over a wide area, including the North Sea. Skagerrak and Kattegat. In Oslo [• iord 40.000 tons of German shipping has been sunk. I-or definite news ot. the result of the engagements the public will hate io wait, until a definite stage has been reached, when the Admiralty will be able to issue a statement. It is thought that Mr. Winston Churchill. First Lord of the Admiralty, will be aide to make a statement in the House of Commons this after noon. J he Norwegian army is still resisting the German advance. A Stockholm message states that the German troopship Antares was mined and sunk off the west coast of Sweden. Thirty-four survivors were landed at Lysekil.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 85, 12 April 1940, Page 5
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