Huge troop transport expected at Marseile, France according to the Kriegsnachrichten No. 61 of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated 2 July 1918

An item referringto a reliable agent reported that begin July a convoy of the Entente including 14 steamships with escort was expected at Marseille, France transporting 140,000 soldiers and a large quantity of war stores.

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Bundesarchiv RM-40-622