6 June 1944 Part 2

6 June 1944 Part 2 Early invasion report mentions shipping near Jersey

02:00. The Chief of Staff of LXXXIV Army Corps reports to the Chief of Staff of Seventh Army Headquarters:

Further airborne landings in the 716th Infantry Division sector. The affected area on the east coast of the Cotentin appears to extend from Saint-Marcouf to Montebourg. Fighting is taking place at Le Ham. Very strong formations are approaching east of Cherbourg and farther west in the Jersey sea area. Nothing is yet known about airborne landings on the north and west coasts of the Cotentin. Two main concentrations can be identified: the 716th Infantry Division sector and the east coast of the Cotentin, extending across the area of the 91st Airlanding Division.

German Seventh Army Headquarters (AOK 7), NARA T-312 Roll 1569. Roll 1569 Jersey and Channel Islands English translations.docx, reference 1. T312-1569.pdf, PDF page 227. PDF pages count from the first page of the supplied file.