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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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German agency DNB claims a 200-ton British landing barge entered Boulogne harbor on France's coast last night but was sunk by shellfire; reported from London on Oct. 2.
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Barge Is Sunk
LONDON, Oct. 2 (UP)—The official German news agency DNB said today that a 200-ton British landing barge penetrated the harbor area of Boulogne on the French coast last night, but was set afire and sunk by shellfire.
Boulogne lies on the invasion coast across the English channel from Hastings and Folkestone.
The dispatch was broadcast by the Berlin radio.
(The federal communications commission said DNB identified the craft as a "light British vessel" which later was observed drifting outside the port.)
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Primary Location
Boulogne, France
Event Date
Last Night (Prior To Oct. 2)
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200-ton british landing barge set afire and sunk by shellfire
Event Details
The official German news agency DNB said that a 200-ton British landing barge penetrated the harbor area of Boulogne on the French coast last night, but was set afire and sunk by shellfire. The dispatch was broadcast by the Berlin radio. The federal communications commission said DNB identified the craft as a "light British vessel" which later was observed drifting outside the port.