London, June 16.
Four merchant vessels and one tanker totalling 29,000 tons have been sunk in the north Atlantic by German submarines. states a German High Command communique. The German Air Force successfully bombed port installations and armament works in south and south-east England, One British plane was shot down over the occupied zone, the statement adds.
In North Africa activity by art: llery and reconnaissance troops in the Tobruk area is reported. German and Italian bombers attacked the port and fortifications at Tobruk, destroying several aeroplanes on the ground. One British fighter and three bombers were shot' down in combat and by ground fire, according to the communique.
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