1 November 1942 Part 1

1 November 1942 Channel Islands Sea Defence diary

Weather: wind from 135°, 1 metres per second.

Secret diary of the Commander of Sea Defence, Channel Islands, for 1–15 November 1942, enclosure to G 2595. No special occurrences.

Construction, Naval Artillery Battalion 604 — Batterie Mirus. During the preceding week work chiefly concerned interior fittings in the accommodation bunkers: washing and sanitary facilities, fixed bunks, steel doors and painting. Heating and ventilation installation continued. Backfilling at the gun emplacements continued. Wire obstacles were advanced by increased labour.

Batterie Strassburg: no changes. Batterie Steinbruch: reinforcement weaving at the main fire-control post began. Interior fittings at all four gun-surround structures were complete except lighting. Excavation for permanent crew accommodation was largely finished.

Naval Artillery Battalion 605 — Organisation Todt work. Fire-control post: shuttering and reinforcement began. Turrets 1 and 2: hoists installed. Turret 3: formwork removed. Turret 4: iron doors and hoists installed. Machinery-bunker work was not continued. Excavation for ammunition-replenishment bunkers and construction of a permanent access road to the battery centre.

Battery’s own work: new kitchen, all-round defence, motor garage and telephone lines between control post and guns. All four guns ready to fire.

Signed Steinbach.

T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37996, scans 0540–0541.