2 January 1945 Part 2

2 January 1945 Part 2 Escort destroyer and detonations

During the morning, one escort destroyer northwest of Cherbourg was sighted from the Channel Islands. Active enemy maritime surveillance in the Alderney–Guernsey area.

During the day, detonations were again observed from Alderney in the northeast-to-northwest sector.

German Naval Staff diary. BArch RM 7/68; former British Admiralty reference Case GE 165, PG 34425. Published Part A, volume 65. PDF page 36; printed page 30. Audited translation reference 2.