5 January 1943 Part 9b

5 January 1943 Part 9b Schockland war diary account

Related existing record: 5 January 1943 Part 9 — 5 January 1943 Expanded Schockland sinking report. This separate source account concerns material already represented in that record; it does not by itself establish an additional incident.

The leave ship Schockland, with 300 men on leave aboard, ran aground off Jersey’s south coast during the previous night and sank in the early morning. Casualties: 148, including 131 missing.

Editorial note: The figure 148 includes the categories reported at the time; it must not be read as 148 confirmed deaths.

German Army, Seventh Army Headquarters (AOK 7), NARA T-312 Roll 1553. T312_R1553_Channel_Islands_English_Translation.docx, translated entry 54. Original source T312-1553.pdf, PDF page 288. PDF pages count from the first page and are not original folio or microfilm frame numbers.