5 October 1943 Part 3

5 October 1943 Enemy intelligence 16

23 September, 08:40–08:50: about thirty enemy aircraft crossed the Channel Islands north to south; heavy antiaircraft guns on Guernsey shot down a Thunderbolt. Between 09:00 and 10:30 several enemy aircraft crossed the Cotentin peninsula, dropping many balloons with leaflets. 26 September, 14:20: two enemy fighters attacked batteries at Ouistreham and Colleville; antiaircraft engagement produced no observed result. 29 September, 13:10–13:25: three enemy fighters attacked trenches northeast of Barneville near Barneville-Plage; one man wounded.

Other matters: on 23 September a large dropped canister of American origin was found near Tessy-sur-Vire, 10 km south of Saint-Lô; apparently an empty auxiliary fuel tank. Carrier pigeons captured or shot: three on 17 September near Aunay-sur-Odon; one on 17 September on Jethou, east coast; five on 17–19 September near Villers-Bocage; one on 20 September near Beaumont-Hague; one on 21 September on Jethou, east coast; one on 21 September near Saint-Marcouf; one on 23 September near Auderville. All material handed to counterintelligence office 25, Caen.

T-314 Roll 1604, T314_R1604_English_Translation.docx. 5 October 1943 | Source PDF pages 998–999. Selected island-related text; document or report date governs placement.