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How would German military naval officers explain for sinking passenger ships like the

Lusitania, the Arabic, or the Sussex? & what was their cause for action against these ships? please answer!

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The Germans claimed that sinking the Lusitania was justified in a war zone because its cargo included ammunition and shell casings to be used in the war. Of the 159 Americans on board the ship, only 31 survived. Several children who were on board died as well.

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