Oslo, Oct. 26, UN eye-witness of the British air raid on Wilhelmshaven in the early days of the war declares that the 26,000-ton battleship' Gneisenau was destroyed, according to the Norwegian newspaper "Arbeiderbladet."
He states that a bomb went down a funnel and exploded in the engine-room, breaking the ship in two. Several men were drowned. The Gneisenau is one of the most powerful units in the German last year—Reuter.
London, Oct. 26.
The Air Ministry does not confirm ithe report from Oslo that the German battleship Gneisenau was destroyed in the British alr raid on Wilhelmshaven during the early days of the war.
'Hence the entity of the' warship known to have been badly damaged in the raid is still undisclosed.
Reuter.
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