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26 May 1942 Part 5
Summary
EXERCISE — Exercise reconnaissance request on 26 May 1942
Location Details
Channel Islands; Le Havre; Île de Noirmoutier
Diary Entry
26 May 1942 Exercise reconnaissance request on 26 May 1942
Date note: Feuerzauber map exercise: hypothetical scenario, not an actual combat incident. Dates and times refer to exercise messages or the tactical scenario.
EXERCISE EXTRACT. Seventh Army Headquarters requests continuous air reconnaissance. For close reconnaissance, emphasis is to be placed on the early morning and evening hours. The area is the sea to a depth of 50 km, including the Channel Islands, off the coast from Le Havre to Île de Noirmoutier.
Original source image 00481.jpg — T-312 Roll 1563. Exercise reconnaissance request on 26 May 1942.
Source of Information
German Seventh Army records, NARA T-312 Roll 1563. T312_R1563_Jersey_and_Channel_Islands_English_Translation.docx. File 57350/1 • Scan 00481; parallel scan 00824 • 20:00. Local scan references identify the supplied image filenames, not substituted microfilm frame numbers.
