The Archive · 1940

Eight Known Killed

Eight persons were killed as Ger.' London, Jan 3 man. planes attacked British "and neutral shipping along more than 400) miles off the cast coast yesterday [for the Tay River Ju the north to stopped small bors on the Shetland e"centich coast in the south, and

nies, causing, a series of alr raid alarms' which spread. inland—United laos Week's Losses Assessed London, Jam 90.

1 is oftcialy sunomneed today that ihe week ending. January" 28 at mnidnighte "thistcen ships totalling 2B00"toas, were sunk by the enemy.

these "one was British, two Frenchy and ten neutral Apart rom these, three neutral ships totalling 13000 tons were sunk inthe three receding days bul were for included in the previous. week's Tit, The percentage of convosed Rink by ihe Germans remains at we.

The aid feet, in the same Period, captured 21 German vessels, represent Gnu a total of 400 ton, wie three German ships, totalling" 13000 tons Srere sunk by" the Allies The German ships captured scultcd represent five per cent. ofthe total German merchant marine while 21 per cent, of this merchant marine sll blocked in neutral ports Ebat week the smouncement ade, tine Germans claimed they had sunk ight British destroyer, including one Samed Viens which, dees "not even Exist Among the destroyers mention= Sdiby the Germans were the Viscount, Sersey, and Monaw all three sheave stil i seve service, Sweden's losses in shippin ast woo actualy totalled 16000

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