16 August 1943 Part 4

16 August 1943 Group B Lézardrieux Jersey and Granville operations

16 August, 00:45, between Ida 4 and Ida 11: encountered V 213 with convoy and exchanged ES signals. 03:45, near Le Pignon: released convoy to anchor off Granville; minesweepers continued to Saint-Malo. 04:00: exchanged ES signals with two harbour-protection boats on station. 07:35: M 4615, M 4610 and M 4618 entered Saint-Malo and secured. Wind W 2, sea 1, very good visibility. Signed Meier. Closed 16 August; Meier, Oberleutnant zur See and group commander. No special comments. Signatures authenticated by von Bechtolsheim.

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 444 | Source PDF scans 444, 445, 446.