6 June 1944 Part 3

6 June 1944 Part 3 No enemy action reported on Guernsey or Jersey

09:00. The first assistant operations officer of LXXXIV Army Corps reports:

From 07:15, substantial seaborne landings on both sides of, and especially west of, the Orne estuary, at Bernières, Asnelles, Meuvaines and Grandcamp, with infantry and tank forces. The number of ships is not yet confirmed: about 100 off Bernières and about 60 off Grandcamp [handwritten addition: approximately]. The total strength of the airborne troops committed is about three divisions.

No enemy activity, including from the air, has been reported on Guernsey and Jersey.

German Seventh Army Headquarters (AOK 7), NARA T-312 Roll 1569. Roll 1569 Jersey and Channel Islands English translations.docx, reference 2. T312-1569.pdf, PDF page 233. PDF pages count from the first page of the supplied file.