The Archive · 1940

Germans Admit Planes Down

Berlin, Apr. 5.

Two German warplanes made forced ending alter attacks on British convoys on Wednesday, it was admits ted in a German communique issued here last night. The crews were saved, it was stated, but another plane ig-missing. The communique claims that one destroyer, a patrol boat and two merchantmen were seriously @amaged, and three patrol-boats and merchantman of 5,000 tons de-wounded on an Allied post yesterday, claims a communique issued by the German High Command today—Reuter.

Activity Along Moselle And Ri Paris, Apr. 5.

A military communique issued here ast "ight states there were local Infantry and artillery actions in. the region to the cast of the Moselle yesterday. There was also some Activity along the Rhine.

"There ix nothing {o report." states the atest French communique on Military. operations on the Western Front, istled here today.—Reuter, Nazi Reports Flatly

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