12 July 1940

Summary

Guernsey battery transport delayed by weather

Location Details

Guernsey; Cherbourg

Diary Entry

12 July 1940 Guernsey battery transport delayed by weather

Editorial note: Holland is the vessel prepared for the Guernsey battery transport in the preceding entry.

Windy, overcast, occasional rain. 1330: An English aircraft breaks through the cloud over Cherbourg and drops four bombs on West airfield. The bombs are duds or have long-delay fuzes. Holland cannot sail owing to the weather. Signed Stichling.

Source of Information

T-1022 Roll 2448, T1022_R2448_English_Translation.docx. Archive and frame references follow.
PG 38117 | Frame 00513 | War diary page 20