21 June 1940 Part 4

21 June 1940 Withdrawal of naval assault detachment for a special task

Naval Commander, Northern France. Radio message, secret registry No. 374 [last figure uncertain]. 21 June 1940. Priority SSD. Time group 1114/4; received 1144.

To Fourth Army Headquarters, Naval Liaison Officer; 216th Infantry Division.

The naval assault detachment is being withdrawn immediately, on Naval Staff’s orders, to carry out a special task. [The next sentence is struck through; partly legible: release from the present attachment.]

Inserted replacement: The detachment is to go to Cherbourg and await further orders there.

Naval Commander, Northern France. [Initials and routing marks.]

T-1022 Roll 2439, T1022_R2439_English_Translation.docx. Archive and frame references follow.
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