4 November 1943 Part 2

Summary

Minelaying or minesweeping. Shipping and convoy movements

Location Details

Guernsey; Cherbourg

Diary Entry

4 November 1943 Corps daily report

Georgian Infantry Battalion 823 has been committed to coastal defence in Guernsey’s southern sector. I/583 is island reserve. In an exchange, 5/739 moves to Octeville, two kilometres south of Cherbourg, and 3/739 to Le Becquet, 1.5 kilometres east of Cherbourg. Shipping to the Channel Islands is suspended owing to suspected minelaying.

Source of Information

T-314 Roll 1604, T314_R1604_English_Translation.docx. 4 November 1943 | Source PDF pages 1238. Selected island-related text; document or report date governs placement.