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23 March 1944 Part 3

Summary

Normandy radar reports concerning the Channel Islands

Location Details

Alderney; St Malo; Cherbourg; Normandy

Diary Entry

23 March 1944 Normandy radar reports concerning the Channel Islands

Normandy radar reporting station — 1944-03-23

Night 23/24 March. Wind S–SW 2–3, visibility 8–12 nautical miles, sea 1–2. Extensive radar interception, VHF speech bearings, observations and radar-interception detections of minelaying aircraft on own Herz route between points 250,252,253,254 and 326 from 2030 to 2325. Own Cherbourg–Alderney convoy consequently recalled by KR2158/46. Reports passed continuously from 2050 to St Malo convoy control and Sea Commandant Normandy. Three warning locating signals radioed. No locating signals for navigational assistance.

Source of Information 

T-1022 Roll 2448, T1022_R2448_English_Translation.docx. Archive and frame references follow.
PG 38122 | Frame 00671 | original page 37 verso

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