2 July 1941 Part 1

Summary

Aircraft movements and observations. Shipping and convoy movements. Communications and signals

Location Details

St Helier; St Peter Port

Diary Entry

2 July 1941 Channel Islands Harbour Commandant diary

St Helier: no incidents. St Peter Port, 00:20: wind east force 1, light cloud, sea state 0, visibility four nautical miles. Several enemy aircraft flew over the island’s south-west tip. Four incendiaries caused slight fire damage; the fires were extinguished immediately. At 15:25 the aviation support vessel B. v. Tschirsky entered harbour. [Ship-name spelling follows the source.]

Source of Information

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 37999, scans 0184.