20 August 1943 Part 5

Summary

Group C Cherbourg mine checks and Channel Islands escorts

Location Details

Guernsey; St Peter Port; St Malo; Cherbourg

Diary Entry

20 August 1943 Group C Cherbourg mine checks and Channel Islands escorts

20 August: passed Point 256 [time unclear]. Wind E 1, sea 1, good visibility. 05:30: released convoy to enter Guernsey. 06:00: secured in Saint Peter Port. Completion report: one boat two KKG passes, two boats three shallow SSG passes, no mines cleared. 21:45: M 4607 returned to Saint-Malo in tow of M 4613. Signed Ertel.

Source of Information

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 468 | Source PDF scans 468, 469, 470, 471.