FANTASTIC CLAIMS
ATTACKS ON BRITISH CONVOYS GERMAN STORY DISCREDITED (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feb. 20, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 19 A German communique states that U-boats in various ocean areas successfully attacked enemy convoys and sank steamers and oil tankers in three convoys. A destroyer belonging to the protective force was sunk in a fourth convoy. British naval circles discredit the German claim that four convoys were successfully attacked. The Admiralty’s comments were: “The claim is fantastic, as German claims usually are.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21043, 20 February 1940, Page 6
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84FANTASTIC CLAIMS Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21043, 20 February 1940, Page 6
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