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14 August 1943 Part 6

Summary

Group C Channel Islands convoys and weather delays

Location Details

Jersey; Guernsey; St Malo; Granville

Diary Entry

14 August 1943 Group C Channel Islands convoys and weather delays

14 August: escort task G 23: three boats to sail at 22:15 with Paul et Janine and tank lighter Tonkin to Jersey, then with Bizon and Claus to Granville; onward independently to Saint-Malo, weather permitting. 22:15: boats cast off. 22:35: convoy assembled in Guernsey roads; commenced passage to Jersey under M 4600's commander. Formation in original. 23:00: wind NW 3–4, sea 3–4, overcast, good visibility. 23:24: air-raid warning. 23:40: warning ended. M 4607 ready to sail at Saint-Malo. Signed Hüfner.

Source of Information 

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 451 | Source PDF scans 451, 452, 453.

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