The attack met with initial success, until a stray British shell destroyed the bridge.
A shell destroyed what was left of our shelter, and sent us all rolling along the floor.
On May 3, 1917, an incendiary shell destroyed the town hall and a large part of the collections.
Three shells destroyed the bridge, killing four merchant cadets and a cabin boy.
He managed to fire three salvos before a shell destroyed the gun director, disabling his equipment.
The women hid in the darkened basement of a local factory, listening as the shells overhead destroyed their homes.
At 17:30, shells struck the forward 15 cm gun turrets and destroyed them both.
And if they stayed in the trenches, eventually the shells would destroy them.
The first shell to strike Winslow destroyed both her steam and manual steering gear.
