Combined Land, Air and Sea Forces Exercise London, July 20. Combined exercises of the Land, Navy and Air forces with a view io ensure the defence of the coasts of Scotland and the East Coast of England started today at dawn and will continue for four day:
The exercises are the most important of their kind to take place in Great Britain during the past several years.
The first operations at dawn were started by submarines which carried out several reconnoitering raids; shortly after 6 am. the approach of the fleet of "Blueland"—the attacking country—was signalled by the aviation of gRedland" the defenders.
The Red fleet immediately took to the high seas to attack the enemy, while Red Aviation tried to locate and sink "enemy" submarines, Land and Navy services increased their vigilance in the afternoon as a thick fog blanketed most of the East Coast and it was feared that Blue vessels might seize this oppor-line and shell the coast—Havas.
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