1 March 1943

Summary

Weather report

Location Details

Jersey; Alderney; Rozel

Diary Entry

1 March 1943 Channel Islands Sea Defence diary

SECRET. War diary of the Commander of Sea Defence, Channel Islands, 1–15 March 1943. Annex to Sea Commander Channel Islands B.Nr. G 1400 [handwritten number]; Naval War Staff registry 816 g/43. Daily entries signed Steinbach.

Weather: wind 45°, 3 m/sec. FK 29 destroyed a drifting mine in Rozel Bay, Jersey. Ammunition expenditure: 62 rounds 2-cm and 190 rounds M.G. 34. FK 08 and FK 22 destroyed another drifting mine in The Swinge, Alderney. Ammunition expenditure: 220 rounds 2-cm.

Source of Information

T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37997, scans 0604–0605.