14 December 1944 Part 12
Summary
Air attack or aircraft engagement. Air or sea observations. Shipping and convoy movements
Location Details
Jersey; Minquiers; St Malo; Granville
Diary Entry
Continuation: 14 December; entries for 15 December 1944
18:40 — Jersey
F.K. 27/28 arrived from the Minquiers.
Observation results from the Minquiers post, 6–14 December 1944: at 17:00 on 7 December, a four-engined enemy aircraft strafed the island group. At night, lights were shown at St Malo and Granville. On the night of 12 December, coastal lights were shown at St Malo and Granville. At 14:00 on 13 December, three freighters proceeded from the west towards St Malo; at 16:00, a large warship lay off St Malo. No shipping movements were observed on the remaining days.
Source of Information
T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. Source scan 0125 — original page 296
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