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27 August 1943 Part 2

Summary

Shipping and convoy movements. Training or inspection

Location Details

St Malo; Cherbourg

Diary Entry

27 August 1943 Operations daily report

Contrary to yesterday’s report, the SS Transport Company is quartered at Picauville, 7 km southwest of Sainte-Mère-Église. 2nd Company/Engineer Battalion 384, not the 1st Company, arrived and was quartered at Renjevast, 11 km east-southeast of Cherbourg. Le Senequet island was inspected without adverse findings. 319th Division: third exchange transport, nine NCOs and 276 men, sent to Saint-Malo. Other divisions: no special events. Distribution: commanding general, chief of staff, quartermaster, intelligence, Artillery Commander 118 and operations section.

Source of Information 

T-314 Roll 1604, T314_R1604_English_Translation.docx. 27 August 1943 | Source PDF pages 843. Selected island-related text; document or report date governs placement.

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