Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-03-05 | Page 2 | Britain Attacks Norse Isle

Britain Attacks Norse Morse Isle BERLIN March 5 British UP British naval forces raided an unfortified lied fied island off northern Norway Tuesday forenoon and took a number number num num- ber of German and Norwegian prisoners D N B 13 official German news agency reported Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day The foray for y was preceded by a bombardment in m which several fishing vessels were sunk the agency declared D N B a minimized the significance of the action declaring it was of no military value and merely in intended intended intended in- in tended for propaganda purposes purposes The British relinquished their last foothold in m Norway last June 9 when they retired from the northern port of Narvik