1 July 1940 Part 3

1 July 1940 Telephone report: successful landing on the island

Paris, 1 July 1940.

To Naval Commander Northern France.

At 0100 just now, Air Fleet 3 telephoned the following message for Admiral von Lindau:

Aircraft reports at 2300: landed successfully at 2140. Island not occupied by the enemy.

Lieutenant-Colonel Koller.

Certified correct: [signature], retired senior naval staff clerk [rank abbreviation partly unclear].

Receipt stamp: 3 July 1940. Handwritten routing: I Operations, then Admiral France [final words unclear].

Editorial note: The island is not named in this particular message.

T-1022 Roll 2439, T1022_R2439_English_Translation.docx. Archive and frame references follow.
PG 38019 | Frame 00784, original sheet 38