Office of Navel Intelligence 24 April 1940 SUBJECT: Scandinavian Operations - Resume of (Continued) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- German, Swedish, and Norwegian reports, German surface communications from the Danish and German Baltic ports is not seriously interrupted.(?)- a 10. According to the latest reports received, the Germans have occupied Bornholm Island (off the south coast of Sweden) with 3,000 troops, and heavy troop and transport concentrations are being made at Stettin. 11. Conflicting reports indicate various major and minor actions at sea in connection with the general Norwegian operations. British sources announce the destruction of German supply ships and transports to the ap proximate number of 18. The Germruns admit officially the loss of some of these ships, but have withheld information of the exact number. The British Admiralty, on the other hand, definitely snnounced (20 April) that no British ships had been lost except those officially listed. Naval losses or damage as deduced from information available are shown on the accompanying table. W. S. Anderson. |