Sailing ships very important for nursing British troops destined for Egypt according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 4 August 1917

An item reported that two Turkish Egyptians stated that a major part of the nursing of the British troops underway from Gazza [Palestina?] towards Alexandria, Egypt was done with sailing ships.

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Bundesarchiv RM-40-622