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Friday, 22 December 2023

Germany preparing merchant ships for naval service in July 1939

During the visit of the American naval attaché to Hamburg, Germany over the past-weekend he was informed by a source that all merchant ships were converted to the naval service which had been previously designated for that purpose.

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National Archives USA. Record Group 38: Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Series: Secret Naval Attaches Reports. selected naval attaché reports relating to the world crisis, 1937-1943. Probability of an Outbreak of War (pt.). Berlin. Roll M975-003. His report dated 17 July 1939.

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