SUBMARINE WARFARE
ACTIVITY BY GERMANS ROYAL NAVY READY United Press —Eler. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Oct. 21 Naval writers say it must be expected that the Germans will use all their submarines this winter. The U-boat service has taken many months to recover from the defeat it suffered in the early part of the war. It is assumed that a new submarine fleet is ready for duty, but -the -killed men lost last autumn and winter cannot be replaced, as each man had training lasting*six years. Similar training cannot be given in six months, and the present crews j must be a scratch lot. j It is believed that the new subj marines in commission do not exceed j 60. assisted by some Italian submarines. The Royal Navy last winter ; destroyed 17 out of every 20 submarines. and ran do it again with the reinforced destroyer strength.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21250, 22 October 1940, Page 5
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