Berlin, Jan. 31.
German air patrols again carried out reconnaissance fights over the North Sea and England from the Orkney Islands to the mouth of the Thames yesterday and sank seven armed British merchantmen, according to an official announcement last night. Another merchantman was claimed severely damaged ana several -others damaged slightly. Three Britich patrol boats were also sunk, the announcement said. "Despite heavy anti-aircraft fire and the application of enemy fighters, only one.of our planes is missing," the announcement declared.
The official Nazi news agency, DNB, described the action of the German air and land forces.on Monday in long dispatch yesterday.
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