One of the German planes was hit by a shell and plunged into the sea. The others fled, The destroyer was attacked by planes many times at sea. They dropped 108 large calibre bombs but none hit it. k At night the destroyer reached its destination in the sny of an enemy coast and commenced laying mines. One by one they slipped from the stern, when a rocket released on the coast. silhouetted the vessel. The ship was spotted and a salvo of guns blasted the silence. However the destroyer's crew continued its work.
Keeping up incessant fire, an enemy ship was approaching the destroyer but the Russian Commander did not bee. He ordered the completion of the mine-laying and in a few minutes the German ship exploded in the mine field, according to the Moscow radio.—Reuter.
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