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On Mon. 08 Apr 1940 Polish submarine Orzel, under British command, san.....

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Polish submarine Orzel, under British command, sank the German transport ship Rio de Janeiro in the Skagerrak at 1150 hours. German sailors rescued by Norwegian ships admitted that they were en route to attack Bergen

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