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BATTLE OF SKAGGERAK STILL
RAGES: HEAVY GERMAN
NORWEGIAN AND ALLIED FORCES TO UNITE
British landing in Oslo fjord
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
STOCKHOLM, April 11 (UP).-Press reports from Yddeyalla, near the Norwegian-Swedish frontier, stated this morning that British ships have forced their way into Oslo Fjord, where they are now attempting to land troops.
The ships have received a great welcome from the Norwegians.
Many Norwegian volunteers will unite with the British troops as soon as the landing is completed.
Meanwhile, in view of the possibility of major hostilities in and around Oslo, the Swedish authorities have ordered a complete blackout at Gothenburg.
---Press-reports-from-that-city-
GERMANS REPULSED Norwegians Fighting With Determination
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"*
RECAPTURED BY NORWEGIANS
The Norwegian College of Technology at Trondheim. Trondheim has been recaptured by the Norwegian forces, aided by British Marines.
NAZIS LOSE 18 SHIPS
Reynaud's Rousing Statement
DARING RAID
ON BERGEN: NAZI WARSHIP SUNK
was
LOSSES
ENEMY BOTTLED: CAN'T ESCAPE, SAYS CHURCHILL
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, APRIL 11 (UP).—THE BATTLE. OF SKAGGERAK IS STILL RAGING, DECLARED MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL IN THE. HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-DAY.
*,
HE PROMISED -THE HOUSE THAT THE ALLIES WILL BLAST THE GERMAN WARSHIPS FROM THE SEA AND WILL ESTABLISH CON- TROL OF NORWAY.
Mr. Churchill revealed that the battle off. Norway had already resulted in "great losses for Germany", and he declared that Hitler has made a "great strategical and political error."
The First Lord of the Admiralty told a thrilled House that Allied naval and air forces are "fighting. night and day" against the Nazi invasion of Scandinavia.
He also warned neutral Powers to beware of. further Nazi blows.
AT THE SAME TIME HE PREDICTED THAT ALL THE GERMAN WARSHIPS IN THE SKAGGERAK AND KATTEGAT WILL BE SUNK.
Mr. Churchill disclosed that the destroyer Glow Worm was sunk while engaging superior enemy forces, and that a bomb struck H.M.S. Rodney, but caused little · damage.
German The destroyer Gurkha was also sunk by air bomb, while a German U-boat fell victim to the. British destroyer Zulu.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 11 (UP).—The sinking of a German cruiser by British warplanes while the warship
He also revealed that I.M.S. state that the British Navy has PARIS, Apr. 11 (Reuter). resting in Bergen harbour (the city is reported to be Renown was engaged in a duel" succeeded in mining part of the_M. Paul Reynaud, the again in Norwegian hands) is indicated by a report made with two German battle cruisers, Skaggerak.
deu has also mined part of Fremier, speaking in the by the pilot of a reconnaissance plane, who states that her western coast, and shipping Chamber of Deputies to-day when he flew over the jetty where the cruiser had been
a
both of which were badly
but
which finally
damaged, escaped owing to the heavy scas
and difficult visibility. The British Admiralty huge patch of oil.
has now
have
Issued a statement declaring that all but 14 of the Gurkha's crew been saved.
NEUTRALS WARNED
M.P. Points To Lesson Of Scandinavia
LONDON, Apr. 11 (Reater), -After Mr. Churchill's speech
no French vessels had been in Bergen harbour or the neigh- NEW NAVALxtremely Hazardous Operations in the House of Commons to-day
bouring fjords,
has been warned to this effect.[said that 22 ships were at
The mines were laid in very the bottom of the ocean of moored, all that was left was great haste shortly before dawn which 18 were Germans and The cruiser had disappeared į to-day.
four British. He said that and was not to be located either Latest Nazi Claims
BERLIN, Apr. 11 LONDON, Apr. 11 (UP).----
(Reuter).The Radio Stockholm has announced of news agency here claims that lost.
have two more fritish destroyers
He declared that that the Norwegian forces Inbeen sunk in a naval acilon in the
Germany's Here is the text of the report made Bergen are organising strong de- west fjord at Narek.
initial tactical success had proved by British nirmen who participated in The agency also citing that strongjan immeuse strategical blunder. fences, and have succeeded in
the operations off German reinforcements have Innded:
The iron ore roule was and would const; checking the German advance.
at Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger.
remain cut for Germany,
Immense Patch Of Oil "Reconnaissance aircraft of a coastal
In the Elverum and Hamar sector, the Germans have been thrown back, and are now five miles south of Hamar.
rumours
The radio announcement denied are that the Germans marching from Trondhelin towards the Swedish frontier.
The station also
psserted that Narvik is quiet and that British forces have not landed there,
Trondheim Attack
Tho British Navy had lost destroyers and the German Navy
four
for
BATTLE
We
the Rt. Hon. A. V. Alexander spoke on behalf of the Labour Opposition,
Apr. 11 (Reuler), Continuing his address to the House of Commons, Mr. Winston Churchill Laid:
He warned the people to beware of "From all we had heard on Tues-
rumours and said it was much better when it became the Norwegian Nazi Warships Engagedy i at the Admiralty, to hear the truth
hought the operations so hazardous
available. Off Trondheim
hat at one in the morning we told
We are entitled, he continued, to he Commander of the Destroyer STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (Reu-Flotilla that he must be the sole shy to the neutrals in the danger zone
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BERLIN. Apr. 11 (Reuter).--The cruisers, representing one-tenth of its emmand yesterday flew over Bergen ter)-A battle between British judge whether to attack or not, and what had been uttered by a Turkish
official news agency states that total fleet, one submarine. onc British planes attacked Trondheka | troyer and 12 troop transports. and says that the attack was repulsed.
Warships Escape
and
des-
harbour.
did and whatever happened. he They found the berth in and German warships is report-hat we would support him whatever which a German cruiser had beened to be in progress off Trond-(Cheers).
"He entered with five destroyers Beleaguered Garrison Imoored, before the Fleet Air Arm's heim.
and uttneked enemy destroyers and "Germany who needs steel to at- attack, empty. In the place where British acroplanes are also re-such guns as they could have landed STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (Reuter).-tack us now presents us with a ple- the cruiser had been there was an ported to have attacked German on the shore in the interval. According to reports from Moratrand ture of a sortle by a beleaguered immense patch of oil a mile long worships and aircraft in Trond-
"ills report at the beginning only told us what they had lost. I let it some garrison," he said. "After leaping on stretching the length of the jetty and heim Fjord this evening. more German warships transports which escaped in yester-Denmark she hurled herself at Nor-curling around fis end. There was
ro out because I do not think wo day's naval battle have reached the way believing that she
would not no sign of the warship,
An earlier report stated that want to be mealy-mouthed on these Oslo Fjord,
EneC. TOFD Tesistance from them thuần she met from Austria in 1938. Instead
"The navigator of a British aircraft German warships there were matters. Iaving embarked on this she met with the resistance of Bel-sald on his return: 'Just before we believed to be bottled up by war we expect to take our blows.
set off at midday I was handed a British naval forces.
developed and photograph newly At rose and applauded.
carller to-day. It showed all shipping Returning to the naval aspect, M. clustered
The in Bergen Fjord. Reynaud said that there waD no cruiser stood out quite clearly against example in history of operations the jelly. I knew exactly where to Swedish Admiralty has on-undertaken with decisive naval in look for it. 10 land in Norway, and he addednounced that mines have been laid in feriority which had not ended in de- that the Norwegians will co-operate Swedish territorial waters on the west feat. The French squadrons with the British forces when they const
Mobilisation Completed Meanwhile, Norway has completed the mobilisation of her troops in the north to fight beside the Allied forces, declared M. Hambro, President the Storting
to-day.
of
Swedes Laying Mines
"We will fight to the last man
for our independence", he asserted.
His statement indicated that a Bri- STOCKHOLM, Apr, 11 (Reuter).~—' tish expeditionary force is expected The
arrive.
He termed as false, reports that Norway might capitulate to Germans.
the
Defences Organised STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (Reuter),— An official communique from the) Norwegian Government headquarters at Elverum to-night states that the Norwegian defence in the Bergen region has been organised.
The communique adds that there is reason
bellove German troops there have boon checked and that a similar situation prevails in the Troendeing region behind Trondheim.
gium in 1914."
British Troops Landing this point the whole Chamber taken by another of our aircraft
and
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65
Lost Nazis Have Planes In Air Raids
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Apr. 11 (UP)—The Germans have lost no less than 65 aeroplanes in raids over or near Britain since the out- break of the war, It is officially claimed.
In addition, at least 16 have been, bont was shot down to-day by a so severely damaged that it is doubt-British Hudson recotuaissance STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (Neuler)ful whether they were over able to machine attached to the constal com
mand. It in reported here that General Ollo return to their bases.
official announcoment The British warplane required 35 Bugg has been, appointed as Nor- wegian Commander-in-Chief.. reveals that another Dornier flying' seconds to down the Nazi machine,
The latest
LATEST
Flare-Up Is Expected
;
"As soon as the report was received at about 1 o'clock, I prepared it for the Prime Minister, who immediate- ly gave it to the House of Commons STOCKHOLMI, Apr. 11 (Reuter) and to the country and the Presa at According to Information reaching the same time. The moment we get French Minister's West Uddevalle from Ilvaler Islanda and any news, good or bad, once we can
Front Warning other placis In outer Oslo Fjord, rely on it we shall present it to British vessels have been observed at Parilament and to the Prime Minis- several points along the const
apter and the Press.
PARIS, Apr. 11 (Reuter).— parently tanding troops.
"I am all for propaganda and The front might blaze up any publicity, but the best propaganda la results, and I must say I think that day, said a War Ministry spokes
no man, giving a warning that these are coming to hand in
"events in North Europe must unsatisfactory manner, (Cheers),
not make us forget the front be
the Moselle and the tween'
Not To Bo Found
Holland Excited "We flew over the harbour at about 2,000 feet. The only trace left of the
AMSTERDAM, Apr. 11 (Reuter), cruiter was an oll patch. Just to make sure, we had a look in the-It is reported here that the great neighbouring fjords but there was no naval battles off the Norwegian coast
the have created high excitement In Hol- Transport Blown Up and cruiser anywhere near,
"We were told that on their way anchorage where the cruiser was land. The general impression is that
are wluning notable back, our destroyers met the Raven-Rhine." attacked by bombers on the previous the Alltes
feld, filled with reservo ammunition He added: "At various points we guccesscs. night was empty.
There is widespread relict over with whleb, I suppose, the enemy have observed indications of prepara Bergen Itself seemed a dead city. the action of the British Navy. One had intended to turn Narvik Into allons for an attack."
Leave Cancelled We anw no movement except one or Dutchman remarked to Reuter that kind of Sebastopol or Gibraltar. This
PARIS, Apr. 11 (Reuler),— wo tugs. No one seemed to take any "Britain Is Indeed energetically ship was blown up and we must re-
Army leave has been temporarily suspended, notice of us and no anti-aircraft falling her role of champion of the gard that as simplifying to task
which Iles altead, small neutrals."
This feeling is reflected in
"Yesterday a very determined al- Norwegians Hold Borgon strength of sterling which rose 20 tack was made by two waves of
polnia on the foreign exchange R.A.F., whose flying in every direc ́STOCKHOLM, Apr. 11 (Reuter).arket from yesterday's rate of 0.54tion for reconnaissance, attack and -According to latest reports the
protection of the Navy has been un- Ruldert. town of Bergen is now in Norwegiant The news that Britain has talien Ceasing, and to whom on behalf of hands though the fortresses at the mouth of the harbour are held by steps to buy extra quantities of Duich their naval comrades I tender my
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