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Foreign News
August 14, 1940
Mcallen Daily Press
Mcallen, Hidalgo County, Texas
What is this article about?
German sources in Berlin claimed on Aug. 14 that parachutists were dropped near Manchester and Birmingham in Britain yesterday to sabotage defenses, though officials provided no confirmation.
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Nazis Say Parachutists Dropped Over Brit Isle
Berlin, Aug. 14 (UP)—Well informed German quarters asserted today that German parachutists were dropped yesterday in the vicinity of Manchester and Birmingham, in the rich British industrial sector.
The German quarters asserted that only a small number of parachutists had been landed with the intention of carrying out acts of sabotage against the British defense.
Official sources refused to give any confirmation of the reported landing of the parachutists.
Berlin, Aug. 14 (UP)—Well informed German quarters asserted today that German parachutists were dropped yesterday in the vicinity of Manchester and Birmingham, in the rich British industrial sector.
The German quarters asserted that only a small number of parachutists had been landed with the intention of carrying out acts of sabotage against the British defense.
Official sources refused to give any confirmation of the reported landing of the parachutists.
What sub-type of article is it?
War Report
Military Campaign
What keywords are associated?
German Parachutists
Britain Sabotage
Manchester Birmingham
Berlin Report
Where did it happen?
Manchester And Birmingham, Britain
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Manchester And Birmingham, Britain
Event Date
Dropped Yesterday, Reported Aug. 14
Outcome
intended acts of sabotage against british defense; no official confirmation
Event Details
Well informed German quarters asserted that a small number of German parachutists were dropped yesterday in the vicinity of Manchester and Birmingham in the British industrial sector to carry out sabotage against British defense. Official sources refused confirmation.