16 July 1942 Part 1

16 July 1942 Channel Islands Sea Defence diary

Archival covers: scan 0466 identifies PG 37996; scan 0467 is the Naval High Command SECRET war-diary cover for the Commander of Sea Defence, Channel Islands, 16 July–31 December 1942, handwritten registry Ka 25627. Scan 0468 is the Allied description card covering ship movements, aircraft attacks, coastal-battery construction and firing, naval engagements, and British raids on the Casquets and Sark. Scan 0470 is the SECRET cover for 16–31 July, enclosure to Sea Commander Channel Islands G 441.

Weather: wind from 270°, 4 metres per second.

With effect from 16 July 1942, Kapitän zur See Steinbach, with part of the former staff of Marko P.d.C. [Naval Commander Pas-de-Calais], assumed the duties of Commander of Sea Defence, Channel Islands. His area comprised Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark and the offshore smaller islands formerly under British sovereignty. Taking over the new command and rapidly making it ready for work were greatly facilitated by the availability of an experienced staff and subordinate staff. Signed Steinbach.

T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37996, scan 0466–0471.