7 October 1942 Part 1

Summary

Coastal battery firing or engagement. Readiness or defensive orders. Weather report

Location Details

Battery Strassburg

Diary Entry

7 October 1942 Channel Islands Sea Defence diary

Weather: wind from 135°, 1 metres per second.

09:00: combat readiness, Alert Level I, cancelled.

16:00: Batterie Strassburg fired four long shells with large charges, bearing 303°, range 140 hm (14 km). The guns were fired clear after being loaded the previous night following target detections.

21:00: 319th Infantry Division ordered combat readiness, Alert Level I. Otherwise no special occurrences.

Source of Information

T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37996, scans 0524.