15 January 1945 Part 2

Summary

continued

Location Details

Jersey; Minquiers; Battery Lothringen

Diary Entry

15 January 1945 — continued

12:00 — Wind east-north-east 5–7; sea 4–5; visibility 10 nautical miles; cloud 9/10; cloud base 1,000 metres.

14:35, Jersey — F.K. 27/28 sailed to supply the Minquiers. Batterie Lothringen and 13./1265 stood ready as artillery protection from 14:44 to 20:00.

18:00 — Wind north-east 5–7; sea 4–5; visibility 3 nautical miles; overcast; cloud base 800 metres. From 17:30 to 20:30 the navigation-light measure Ida-Karl was shown for F.K. 27/28, which returned at 20:00.

Source of Information

T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. T-1022 Roll 2422 — source scan 0768 (original diary page 21)