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Sunday 3 July 2016

German naval losses at Jutland far more heavier as earlier said according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 8 June 1916

An item dated London, England 7th reported that more and more signals were received that the losses of the German fleet after the battle were much larger as until said. The newspaper pointed out that as a prove of this the governor of Wilhelmshaven announced that temporarily visits to his town in next months were not allowed unless caused by extra ordinary necessity.(1)

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1, Battle of Jutland or Skagerrak between the British and German navies 31 May-1 June 1916. British losses 6.094 men killed, 674 men wounded, 3 battle cruisers, 3 armoured cruisers, 8 destroyers total tonnage lost 113.300 tons and German losses 2.551 men killed, 507 wounded, 1 battle cruiser, 1 pre-dreadnought, 4 light cruisers, total tonnage 62.300 tons.