Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-10-18 | Page 1 | Germans Claim Naval Victory

GERMANS CLAIM NA NAVAL VAL VICTORY BERLIN MN LIN O 18 CD The R-The The German German Ger Ger- man high command lUand deflated declared Friday Friday Fri Fri- day that German destroys destroyers dashing dash duh- dashing ing Into the mouth of Bristol channel than chan V nel net had attacked a British cruiser T. T T unit protected by destroyers and scored a hit on one warship whereupon whereupon whereupon where where- broke of off upon the British force a the fight Bristol channel channe Is a vital British sea route directly off oU the western coast of at England south of Wal Wales On it are such important ports as Cardiff Bristol Swa Swansea and Newport Newport New- New port Our destroyers attacked a superior su- su a v perlor enemy scored the hit and J came oft off Scot free said the nazi j commands command's Alter After the naval action German planes chased the en enemy my and all O Othe the German destroyers returned undamaged to their bases the nazi nail command de declared lared The date of this fight light was not given Probable destruction of ot a Brit Brit- British ish submarine also alto was claimed Off Oft Le Havre a shore battery fired tired 1 on the submarine and then German Geri German Ger- Ger i man dive bombers bombera roared to the V 41 attack Strong detonations were heard and boat wreckage was wu x i brought to the lurta surface so it Is h assumed assumed as assumed as- as the submarine was de de- strayed said Mid the i r T The e report said Hid Britain's air aJr v losses lOMe Thursday were ere 17 planes r against seven German planes plane miss miss- v a. a In Ing