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24 October 1944 Part 5

Summary

Readiness or defensive orders

Location Details

Alderney; Battery Elsass

Diary Entry

24 October 1944

08:45

Alderney: surface-target alarm for Batteries Elsass, Blücher and Annes, because the escort destroyer reported at 08:03 had approached to within 15 kilometres of the island on a westerly course.

Source of Information 

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. Source scan 0019 — original page 211

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