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8 August 1943 Part 2

Summary

Group B Lézardrieux Jersey and Granville operations

Location Details

Jersey; St Malo; Granville; Lézardrieux

Diary Entry

8 August 1943 Group B Lézardrieux Jersey and Granville operations

8 August: continuing to Saint-Malo. 01:20, near Ida 3: encountered V 203 with convoy; exchanged ES signals. 01:50, between Ida 3 and Ida 2: encountered V 206 with convoy, exchanged ES signals. 02:55, south of Ida 2 [distance faint]: encountered V 213 with convoy, exchanged ES signals. 05:05: Ida 1. 05:52: both boats and convoy anchored in Saint-Malo roads. 10:35: weighed anchor. 11:30: entered and secured with convoy, normal readiness. M 4618 ready to sail; M 4610, M 4612 and M 4614 non-operational. Signed Meier.

Source of Information 

T-1022 Roll 3129, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla and reviewing commands. Supplied English translation T1022_R3129_English_Translation.docx. Record 444 | Source PDF scans 444, 445, 446.

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