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RECAPTURED

BRITISH FORCES

Skaggerak forced by Allied Warships: Panic in Oslo as

naval units

mass

off Fjord:

Fjord: City may

City__may. be bombarded

GERMAN FLEET SAID TRAPPED BY SWIFT

ALLIED ACTION

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

AMSTERDAM, APR. 10 (UP).—BRITISH FORCES HAVE RE- BERGEN AND

THE NORWEGIAN

CAPTURED

PORTS OF TRONDHEIM, ACCORDING TO AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY RADIO STOCKHOLM.

HIGH SWEDISH AUTHORITIES AT STOCKHOLM ALSO REVEALED TO-DAY THAT THEY WERE IN RECEIPT OF UNCONFIRMED REPORTS THAT THE ALLIES HAVE RECAPTURED THE TWO CITIES.

Another announcement by Radio Stockholm, says an Amsterdam message, declared that British warships are at present lying in Oslo Fjord opposite the Norwegian capital.

A panicky evacuation of the city is under way, and it is believed the British naval units have fixed a time for the Germans to leave Oslo, after which the city will be shelled.

OCCUPATION CONFIRMED

Germans Admit Loss Of Big Ships As-

Stockholm, April 10 (UP)The Swedish General Staff has confirm. MAJOR BATTLES

ed the Allied occupation of Bergen and Trondheim.-

daring advENTURE

A daring and successful adventure by British warships was announced by the British Admiralty to-day, according to a New York message, which says that the National Broadcasting Corporation intercepted the announce- ment.

It is claimed that British warships have "forced the Skagerrak”. Two German transports are reported to have been sunk and ten German warships are believed to be trapped. "REUTER" CONFIRMATION

STOCKHOLM, Apr. 10 (Reuter).—Authoritative British quarters state' that

British forces have captured Trondheim and Bergen.

Altogether 40.000 tons of German shipping is reported sunk in Oslo Fjord since the German invasion started on Tuesday morning.

NORTH SEA BATTLES

Nazis Try Desperately To Break Blockade

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH LONDON, Apr. 11 (UP)—AERIAL AND NAVAL BATTLES RAGED

With news of British naval successes going the round of Stockholm, the air of depression apparent here in the morning is now lifting.

One Swedish naval expert suggested that the THROUGHOUT YESTERDAY AND Germans have fallen into a cleverly-planned British trap. LAST NIGHT WITHOUT CESSA- TION ALL ALONG THE COAST OF ¦ ++++*« NORWAY

LONDON, Apr. 10 (Reuter).

Early this morning Berlin-Radio ALLIES WANTED No official confirmation is 30

broadcast report that large numbers

of German plants were attacking i

naval forces, apparently in

British

an attempt to loosen the blocknde which seems to have cut the German invaders in Norway from their cup- ply lines. Battics

between warships and planes ure raging at severni points in the North Sea.

In addition to these altacks on British warships, the Germans are constantly in the air over Norway, seeking to prevent: R.A.F. attacks on the German concentrations And transports.

Big Gorman Lossci

THIS CHANCE

LONDON, Apr. 10 (UP). In a speech before the Midlanders Lengue-to-night, the Secretary of State for the Dominions, Mr. Anthony Eden, told his audience that the German invasion of Scandinavia had given the Allies the opportunity they had been walling for a quick blow against the Nazis.

At one time a squattron of RAF. machines actually rkimmed the suof-} *** tops of Stavanger,

It is now revenied that the British Over 2,000 Britons

allacked

destroyers which

Narvik sank one enemy destroyer and at least six enemy merchantmen before they retired,

.

In Scandinavia

fur forthcoming in London of the report that Bergen and Trondheim have been taken by British forces.

Sea Battle in Progress

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" STOCKHOLM, By Telephone froni.

RAGE ALL ALONG NORWAY'S COAST

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" STOCKHOLM, APRIL 10 (UP).—ALLIED AND GERMAN WARSHIPS AND AEROPLANES, AS WELL AS NORWEGIAN COASTAL BATTER- IES, WERE ENGAGED YESTERDAY IN A SERIES

BERGEN, second largest city in Norway, which is re- ported to have been recaptured by Allied forces.

It was founded over nine centuries ago by King Olay -Kyrre-and how has a popula

tion of over 100,000.

BRITISH

·TROOPS IN NORWAY

Now Fighting Nazis Outside Trondheim

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, APRIL 11 (UP)— BRITISH TROOPS HAVE NOW JOINED IN THE FIGHTING OUTSIDE TRONDHEIM, WHERE THE NORWEGIANS ARE BITTERLY OPPOSING THE GERMANS.

The Norwegians have taken the initiative near Eleversum, where they are reported to be advancing.

The Germans are retiring at Konga- Viger, where their initial successes

ppcar to have been nullified.

Nowegian milltary circles in Sweden slate that the. Norwegian Army is whole-heartedly behind the ald Government, and has repudiated the puppets set up in Oslo by the Germans.

Norwegian Forcos Rallying │* LONDON, Apr. 10 (Repter)—

There is still little authentic news have got through so far state that the from Norway but messages which Norwegians are still resisting.

Strong Norwegian forces are rally- in the mountains behind the weat Ing const.

Seven surrounding moun- lains isolated Bergen from the rest of the country until the Bergen-Oslo Railway was cut through them.

To-day Bergen is the mar-that two big battles are now being ket-place of the entire western fought on the west coast of Norway.

There are no details. part of Norway.

The Norwegian Army has retreated lightly from the fjords in order to get beyond the range of the German warships. The troops are now con- centrating in easily improvised posi-

From Stockholm comes the report,

SABOTAGE

OF FIGHTS WHICH COST GERMANY AT LEAST PAVED WAY TWO OF ITS MAJOR WARSHIPS, AND BRITAIN AT LEAST TWO DESTROYERS.

It is indicated that the Allies are attempting to bottle up and then destroy overy German warship on the Norwegian coast.

How Nazi Invasion Was Effected

ucns

In the hills.

Norwegians who crossed over the Swedish border yesterday morning PLEASE Turn To Page 2.

Iceland Assumes Prerogatives

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" REYJÁVIK, Apr. 10 (UP),—The Parliament of Iceland has empowered the Government to take over the SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

prerogatives of His Majesty King Christian, in view of the fact that is NEW YORK, APRIL, 10 (UP),-

to exercise is now unable Majesty surrender of the Nazi landing partios.

This would result in the annihilation or THE SWIFTNESS AND INITIAL

such prerogatives. BUCCESS OF THE GERMAN IN-

Iceland is a free and independent VASIONS OF NORWAY

AND

state owing common allegiance with Germany has admitted, the loss DENMARK WAS DUE, IT WAS Denmark to King Christian X,

REVEALED TO-DAY, TO A PLAN

LONDON, Apr. 10 (Reuter).----An of the Bluccher, one of her two OF WELL-ORGANISED SABOTAGE Admiralty spokesman said that the.

ANOTHER 10,000-ton heavy cruisers, and WICH WAS PUT INTO EFFECT Allies had every intention of seeing.

BATTLE RAGING

also the 6,000-ton cruiser Karl-BY THE NAZI HIGH COMMAND that the Germans did not land at Ice-

EVEN BEFORE THE DRITISHI land and the Faroe Islands. sruhe,

MINE-FIELDS WERE LAID IN On the other hand, Britain has lost NORWEGIAN WATERS AN ACT the 1,300 destroyer Hunter, and the WICH, THE GERMANS CLAIMED. flotilla leader Hardy (1,500 tons).

These are the 30th and 31st British WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR

INVASIONS, warships to be lost since the

out-

Norwegian railways, communica- recalled I will be

the lions and defences were subotaged 24 Itunter

Was mined in Spanish hours before the Nazis landed, waters during the Spanish Civil War, seven of her crew being kill. ed,

Naval Action Off break of the war.

Swedish Coast STOCKHOLM;

that

In addition, there was a large influx of German "lourists" for several days before the outrage.

Soldiers As Tourists

These lourists were actually Ger- were man soldiers in clvilion clothes.

011

Additionally, an abnormal number glan ports at "zero hour."

Declares Independence SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” REYKJAVIK, Apr. 11 (UP)-Ice- land hos temporally declared her virtual independence from Denmark.

The decision to authorist Parlia ment to assume the prerogative--- exercised by King Christian of Den- | mark was made because His Majesty was no longer free to exercise his prerogative.

LATEST

APR. 10 Malmoe. Apr. 10. (UF)-Another | (REUTER)—THE RADIO The Nazis announced that the big sea battle is in progress in the HERE ANNOUNCED THAT A Karlsruhe was sunk off Kristiansand. Bluccher was mined, while the Skagerrak.

GREAT SEA · BATTLE · IS

Unsuccessful Attack About ten German warships and RAGING OUTSIDE SWEDISH troop transporta and 171 utt-

The Hardy and the Hunter WATERS TERRITORIAL disclosed number of British war- chips are involved.

NEAR MARSTRAND IN THE sunk in an unsuccessful attack

German warships at Narvik. It is believed that two German KATTEGAT. warships have already been sunit.

A large fleet of Germon trans-British warships-two buttleships and Loud firing is audible from the

cruthers were hit by

Their crews were mainly German small istands off Tycernoe, just ports Is reported to have been two heavy

bombs in the course of aeroplane north of Gothenburg:

dispersed by the British Navy.

officers and soldiers, raids on the British naval units. Another report says that two

Britain has claimed that one Ger-

A the oppointed time, the are preparing to go to the aid of German transports and a German man cruiser was torpedoed and two tourists" end crews of German ships ready for any eventuality.

destroyer were sunk in to-day's cruisers mined. battle at Skagger Kak. ·.

Two Warships Sink

According to German claims, four of German ships were in all Norwe-Swiss Army Ready

Fishing boats and motor launches!

the survivora.

Only Part of Oporations SPECIAL TO THE "TELKONAPH“

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQRAPH", ZURICH, Apr. 10 (UP),~~The Swiss Army, which has been under arms sinoc the outbreak of way is now

struck.

All Swiss newspapers condemn the German invasion of Scandinavin as So carefully was the plan worked an unprovoked attack on neutral jout that they were able to completely | countries.

The enemy transports are believed LONDON, Apr. 10 ·(Beltics Wiro- to have been loaded with stores for less). --Informed circles in London' the German.expeditionary forens stato that although there are no pre- LONDON, Apr. 10 (Reuter).—It is

Radio-Stockholm announces thai | ciso figures of British nations in the understood that the

Parliamentary

The naval battle has been raging LONDON, Apr. 10 (UP)-Naval demoralise the Norwegian resistance

that two German transports were sunk off Scandinavian countrier, it is osti-Labour Party has decidest not to asiaince 8 nm, according to a Gothen-circles here have pointed out jat most of the small Norwegian Paternosterrak Island, 'near Gothen- | mated, that the figures' are roughly for a private sesalon - to-morrow, | burg, reporf:" burg.

as follows:

Instead, it is understood, they will Watchers on the Swedish coast saw Admiralty's communique represent ports, so much so that the main land- "The naval battles were still in

pro

Some 1,000 odd in Denmark, 500 have a public debate on the Nor two warships sinking. It is probably only part of big naval of German troops from transports

and warships was in mast gress at.6 p.m.

In Norway and 750 in Sweden. wegian altuation.

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