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28 January 1944 Part 2

Summary

Normandy radar reports concerning the Channel Islands

Location Details

Guernsey; Alderney; Normandy

Diary Entry

28 January 1944 Normandy radar reports concerning the Channel Islands

Normandy radar reporting station — 1944-01-28

Night 28/29 January. Wind WSW–WNW3–4, visibility 5–8 nautical miles, sea 1–2. Mammut Jobourg tracks several enemy ships 1322–1406 from centre BF3147 to centre 2369. Because of incorrect deciphering, Guernsey II radar detections attributed to Alderney radar and targets identified as enemy in locating signals 0129 and 0150. Locating signal 0223 declared transmitted enemy signals invalid. Eighteen locating signals for navigational assistance.

Source of Information 

T-1022 Roll 2448, T1022_R2448_English_Translation.docx. Archive and frame references follow.
PG 38122 | Frame 00659 | original page 30

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