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...patrol were to remain at least ten miles offshore, though there was no stipulation to prevent patrol ships of any country from entering any Spanish harbor when off duty. At anchor last week in Iviza harbor lay the pride of the German Navy, the 10,000-ton "pocket battleship" Deutschland...
According to Valencia: as the Palma-bound air-raiders passed overhead, the Deutschland suddenly opened fire with its 14 anti-aircraft guns. The Leftist planes circled, dove, dropped twelve bombs. Four scored direct hits...
Certain was that for the first time an absolutely first-class warship had been struck directly by a modern bomber. The damage, though bloody, did not exceed that of a six-inch shell. The Deutschland was not disabled, easily made her way to Gibraltar whose harbor she entered with flag at half-staff. British vessels lowered their flags in sympathy, the crew of the U. S. S. Kane attended a memorial service for the dead before the Deutschland steamed off for repairs in Germany...
With every Nazi newspaper deep-banded in black, Germany, followed by Italy, announced that they were withdrawing from the Non-intervention Agreement until Spain should guarantee that there would be no repetition of the Deutschland incident. Additional German and Italian warships hustled to Spanish waters...
Without explaining why the Deutschland had been in Iviza, Germany harped on the fact that the Deutschland'?, dead and wounded had not been at battle stations during the bombing, but at mess, obviously unprepared...