Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TENGELMANN WARENHANDELSGESELLSCHAFT KG
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO INC [GAP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
WISSOLLSTRASSE 5-43		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/12/2008
(Street)

45478 MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR, 2M 		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $1 par value (1) 08/12/2008   P   200,000 A $ 17.4064 (2) (3) 22,334,071 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TENGELMANN WARENHANDELSGESELLSCHAFT KG
WISSOLLSTRASSE 5-43
45478 MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR, 2M 		     X    
TENGELMANN VERWALTUNGS UND BETEILIGUNGS GMBH
WISSOLLSTRASSE 5-43
45478 MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR, 2M 		     X    
HAUB KARL ERIVAN WARDER
WISSOLLSTRASSE 5-43
45478 MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR, 2M 		     X    
HAUB CHRISTIAN W E
2 PARAGON DRIVE
MONTVALE, NJ 07645		   X   X    
HAUB ERIVAN KARL
WISSOLLSTRASSE 5-43
45478 MUELHEIM AND DER RUHR, 2M 		     X    

Signatures

 Karl-Erivan Warder Haub by John D. Barline (Attorney-in-Fact)   08/14/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG by Tengelmann Verwaltungs-und Beteiligungs GmbH, as Managing Partner, by Christian Wilhelm Erich Haub, Co-CEO, by John D. Barline (Attorney-in-Fact)   08/14/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 Christian Wilhelm Erich Haub by John D. Barline (Attorney-in-Fact)   08/14/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 Tengelmann Verwaltungs-und Beteiligungs GmbH by Christian Wilhelm Erich Haub, Co-CEO by John D. Barline (Attorney-in-Fact)   08/14/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 Erivan Karl Haub by John D. Barline (Attorney-in-Fact)   08/14/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG is a limited partnership organized under the laws of Germany. Erivan Karl Haub, Christian Wilhelm Erich Haub and Karl-Erivan Warder Haub expressly declare that the filing of this statement is not an admission that they are, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of shares owned by Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG.
(2) Price reflected is the weighted average purchase price for shares purchased. The range of prices for the reported transactions was $16.97 to $17.75 per share.
(3) Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG undertakes to provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.

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