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25 September 1943 Part 3

Summary

Group B Jersey Guernsey and Noirmont Point

Location Details

Jersey; Guernsey; Noirmont Point; Granville

Diary Entry

25 September 1943 Group B Jersey Guernsey and Noirmont Point

25 September: Boat Order 512: M 4615, M 4613 and M 4612 into lock at 16:30 with V 729/07 and Minotaure; proceed to Granville, take Normand and Isigny for Jersey, René-Marguerite, Nestor, Comptoir 51 and Tourane for Guernsey at 19:30. Arrange measures independently. Decision at 15:00 depending on weather; possibly escort only to Jersey. M 4612, the smallest boat, to enter lock last; one 7th Flotilla boat alongside Minotaure. 16:50: Group B sailed alone with M 4615, M 4613 and M 4612. 17:40: signal station orders immediate return on escort office's authority. 18:31: secured in harbour, normal readiness. M 4610 and M 4618 normal readiness. Signed Meier.

Source of Information 

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 495 | Source PDF scans 495, 496.

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