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Agency NSAFiled JUL 18 · 2026Runtime 3 min

23aug German Shelling

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated July 18, 2026

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23 August German Shelling. The document in question is a report from the British Admiralty, dated 23 August 1940, detailing a German shelling incident off the coast of Raglan. This report is notable for its description of the German naval activity and the British response.

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National Security Agency (NSA)
Date
JUL 18 · 2026
Release
Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
Source document
View the primary source documenthttps://archive.org/details/23aug_german_shelling
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23 August German Shelling. The document in question is a report from the British Admiralty, dated 23 August 1940, detailing a German shelling incident off the coast of Raglan. This report is notable for its description of the German naval activity and the British response. The document was released…

Source document: https://archive.org/details/23aug_german_shelling

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What was 23aug German Shelling about?
23 August German Shelling. The document in question is a report from the British Admiralty, dated 23 August 1940, detailing a German shelling incident off the coast of Raglan. This report is notable for its description of the German naval activity and the British response.
Why was this case declassified?
This material was released by the National Security Agency (NSA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked in the case notes above so the citation chain is fully auditable.
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