The Archive · 1939

French Navy Sinks U-Boat

Paris, Sept. 19.

French naval forces yesterday, sank German submarine today, a' General Headquarters communique one nounced this evening, It disclosed the news with the words: "An enemy. submarine was attacked with success by our naval forces."

Naval activities, reviewed today in a semi-official bulletin, emphasized the close ce-operation between the British and French fleets in antisubmarine warfare, stating: "So far four or five German cubmarives may be said to have been destroyed by French vessels without any fear of The anti-submarine warfare, the bulletin added, started well anit the results already attained contrast favourably with those in 1918,—Havas,

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