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3 October 1943 Part 2

Summary

Naval command and artillery battalions in the Channel Islands

Location Details

Jersey; Guernsey; Alderney; St Helier; St Peter Port; Cherbourg; Normandy

Diary Entry

3 October 1943 Naval command and artillery battalions in the Channel Islands

Editorial note: Repeated chart dated 3 October 1943; incorporated once. Harbour Defence Flotillas are also shown under the Guernsey and Jersey harbour commands.

Channel Coast Admiral: Vice Admiral Rieve; chief of staff Captain Kopp. Subordinate Naval Commander Normandy, Cherbourg, Captain Hennecke, staff officer Lieutenant Commander Hoppenstedt; Naval Commander Channel Islands, Guernsey, Captain Steinbach, staff officer field blank.

Naval Commander Channel Islands: Naval Artillery Battalion 604, Guernsey/Jersey; Naval Artillery Battalion 605, Alderney; Harbour Command Guernsey with Harbour Surveillance Station Saint Peter Port; Harbour Command Jersey with Harbour Surveillance Station Saint Helier; Harbour Command Alderney. Harbour Defence Flotillas are also shown under the Guernsey and Jersey harbour commands.

Source of Information 

T-312 Roll 1559, scans 0703 and 0738. Extract from T-312_Roll_1559_Master_English_Translation.docx.

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