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23 June 1944 Part 3

Summary

Army account of naval action southwest of Jersey

Location Details

Jersey; Guernsey

Diary Entry

23 June 1944 Army account of naval action southwest of Jersey

Editorial note: Additional Seventh Army account of an incident already represented in the master; this is not an additional action. Compare the existing 22–23 June convoy and Hydra loss entries. The Army report adds a time and separately reports mines off Guernsey.

Around 04.00, naval action southwest of Jersey between a convoy and enemy gunboats.

Mines dropped off Guernsey harbour.

Source of Information 

T-312 Roll 1570, Seventh Army records. Supplied English translation T312_R1570_English_Translation.docx. PDF pages 775–776; intelligence evening report. Selected island-related extract; PDF page numbers refer to the source reel as numbered in the supplied translation.

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