12 October 1942 Part 6

12 October 1942 Warning of danger to the Channel Islands

The first twelve days record the corps’ continuing coastal-defence work, movements and readiness measures. On the evening of 12 October, 319th Infantry Division reported an imminent danger to all the Channel Islands. The heightened alert was cancelled at 08:30 on 13 October, but Seventh Army ordered Alert Level II for every defended area and the islands from 21:00.

T-314 Roll 1603, T314_Roll_1603_English_Translation.docx. Source PDF pages 0350–0381 | Daily diary sheets and annex register