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23 October 1943 Part 3

Summary

Training or inspection. Weather report

Location Details

Guernsey; Herm; Lihou; St Malo

Diary Entry

23 October 1943 Operations daily report

Single-track train service over Vire bridge southwest of Isigny, resumed 11:45 at 10 km/h after bomb damage 22 October 16:45. II/583 moved Guernsey→Saint-Malo; I/739 except 3rd Company to Bricquebec. Le Senequet, Herm and Lihou inspected without special findings; bad weather prevented other islet inspections. Further divisional reports: no special events. Distribution: commanding general, chief of staff, quartermaster, intelligence, artillery commander and operations.

Source of Information 

T-314 Roll 1604, T314_R1604_English_Translation.docx. 23 October 1943 | Source PDF pages 1094. Selected island-related text; document or report date governs placement.

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