The Kriegsmarine was ordered to lay mines near the Channel. As Kapitant leutant , I oversaw the operation during a dark snowy night aboard the DD T44. We ran into a English patrol of 3 ships and , after completion, so fired off several salvos to keep them at bay then turned for port at flank speed firing off the rear guns. we got a hit then disappeared under cover of smoke and snowy Gail force winds. Since I was under strict orders to : 1 lay the mines 2. Bring back the ship without damage for further operations, I choose to hit and run.
