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Re: 1 October 1941 Dieppe
Hello David
Warship 2002-2003 pp. 57 and 59: on 1 Oct. 40 , R-boats of the 3rd Flotilla were sweeping off Dieppe, when they were suddenly attacked by a swarm of British planes. In few minutes the boats had lost 40% of their crews, killed or wounded. The Commander of the 2nd Security Division, Kapitän zur See Weniger, the Flotilla Leader Kapitänleutnant Rossow, 2 officers and 8 seamen were killed, 20 were seriously and 16 slightly wounded.
HTH
Juha
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