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11 July 1944
Summary
Shipping loss or rescue. Communications and signals
Location Details
Normandy
Diary Entry
11 July 1944
At 20:45 about sixty twin-engined bombers attacked the harbour area. A bomb hit tore out a sea valve in the tug Hermes and she sank. The tug Normandie II suffered near-miss damage to her machinery but remained afloat. Railway and quay installations were damaged and the lighting and telephone systems failed.
Source of Information
Roll 2424, PG 38004, scan 0904 (St Malo Harbour Commandant War Diary).
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