3 September 1943 Part 2

3 September 1943 Enemy intelligence 16 31 August

Sabotage: during 30/31 August, two training tanks on the edge of Sainteny were destroyed; perpetrator not identified. Carrier pigeons caught or shot: one at Barfleur on 15 August; one on Alderney on 20 August; one near Saint-Pierre, 1 km south of Coutances, on 23 August; one near Vaubadon, 12 km southwest of Bayeux, on 23 August; two on Guernsey on 24 August; one on Alderney on 24 August; one near Tessy-sur-Vire, 16 km south of Saint-Lô, on 28 August. All pigeons, dropping equipment and message capsules were handed to Intelligence Detachment 25, Caen. For corps headquarters, Chief of the General Staff; on his behalf, Hayn.

T-314 Roll 1604, T314_R1604_English_Translation.docx. 3 September 1943 | Source PDF pages 874–875. Selected island-related text; document or report date governs placement.