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German Preparations for Invasion Rumors Stir English Defenses
An 1914 report details German invasion plans as Kiel and Wilhelmshafen coaling, with a fleet and Zeppelins readied to strike London. It recalls Wolseley’s opposition to a Dover Calais tunnel and cites historic failed invasions including 1797 Fishguard and Castlereagh events, asking if Britain will endure a future assault.
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Britain
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London Times
War Department
Whitehall
Buckingham Palace
Lord Roberts
Lordhartes Beresford
Pield
Lord Hoberts
Sirelyn Wood
United Kingdom
Kiel
Wilhelmshafen
North Sea
Ostend
Antwerp
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Admiral von Tirpit
Belgium
Tondon
Wolseley
Lord Wolseley
Dover
Calais
British Isles
William the Conqueror
Hastings
Mperor
William
Miss Topham
Great Britain
Germany
Europe
Emgyrror Willam
Poreland
Nelson
Tively
Cena
Hoche
Carnot
Sadi Carnot
Eachman
France
Danglaisance
Cardigan Bay
Fishguard
Col. Tate
Miltia
Lord Cawdor
Cherbourg
Bagnes
Toulon
Victor Kugo
Republic
Col, Tate
Ance
Giens
Lake
Hutchinson
Castlebar
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Lord Cornwallis
Napoleon I
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