3 April 1942 Part 5

3 April 1942 Alderney Harbour Captain diary

Partly cloudy, visibility 8–10 nautical miles; S 2–3, calm sea, moonlight. 0100: Enemy units north of Alderney; the island’s own batteries opened fire. 0130: RO 8 arrived from Guernsey with 275 men and six 8.8 cm guns for the newly established heavy 4th Battery, Flak 496. The troops comprised the newly forming 3rd Company, Construction Battalion 158, Army Coastal Battery 462, and reinforcements for III Battalion, Infantry Regiment 394. The escort boats Vp 206/204 did not enter harbour. 0255: HS 183/192 departed for patrol position; returned at 0715. 1525: Georgi, Claus, Sperber and HS 184/187 arrived from Cherbourg; HS 184/187 departed for Guernsey at 1540. 2045: HS 7/Hurtig arrived from Guernsey. 2210: A rescue fast boat arrived from Cherbourg to collect an injured man and departed at 2230.

T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37995, scan 0362.