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14 January 1944 Part 2

Summary

Naval command and harbour services in the islands.

Location Details

Jersey; Guernsey; Alderney; Channel Islands; St Helier; St Peter Port

Diary Entry

14 January 1944 Part 2 Naval command and harbour services in the islands

Identical island branches on repeated copies are translated once and all scan references are retained.

Organisation of the Navy in the West.

Naval Group West, Paris: Admiral Krancke; Chief of Staff, Rear-Admiral Karl Hoffmann.

Admiral Channel Coast: Vice-Admiral Rieve; Chief of Staff, Captain Kopp.

Naval Commander Channel Islands, Guernsey: Captain Steinbach. The staff-officer field is blank.

Naval Artillery Battalion 604, Guernsey and Jersey; Naval Artillery Battalion 605, Alderney.

Harbour commandants: Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney.

Guernsey: Harbour Security Flotilla Guernsey; Harbour Surveillance Station Saint Peter Port.

Jersey: Harbour Surveillance Station Saint Helier; Harbour Security Flotilla Jersey.

Source of Information 

German Seventh Army Headquarters (AOK 7), NARA T-312 Roll 1566. Roll 1566 Jersey and Channel Islands English translations.docx, reference 8. T312-1566.pdf, PDF page 97. PDF pages count from the first page of the supplied file.

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