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12 November 1943 Part 2

Summary

Shipping and convoy movements. Military organisation or personnel

Location Details

Cherbourg; Barfleur

Diary Entry

12 November 1943 Corps daily report

Artillery Regimental Staff 621 and Heavy Motorized Artillery Battalions 456 and 457, excluding 3/456, have moved: Staff 621 to Le Vast; Staff 456 to Michauderie; 1/456 to Vigoterie; 2/456 to Les Carrières; Staff 457 to La Pernelle; 1/457 to one kilometre west of Beaugranderie; 2/457 to Croix d’Ourville; 3/457 to Hameau aux Aines [several small place-names are faint]. Bicycle Battalion 920 moves: headquarters to Coigny, first company to Cretteville, 5th Company to Baupte and La Brieure, 9th Company to Auvers. 1/922 moves to Saint-Côme. Fusilier Battalion 352 headquarters moves to Château d’Auxais, third company to Méautis and fourth to Sainteny. I/739 and the personnel units Headquarters I/584 and 1/584 have departed. Headquarters, 1st and 3rd Companies of Engineer Battalion 346 have arrived at Cherbourg. The third and fourth guns of Hessen battery are also in position at Montfarville, two kilometres southwest of Barfleur. Le Sénéquet has been checked; nothing adverse found.

Source of Information 

T-314 Roll 1604, T314_R1604_English_Translation.docx. 12 November 1943 | Source PDF pages 1230. Selected island-related text; document or report date governs placement.

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