14 April 1944

Summary

Battery construction or maintenance. Readiness or defensive orders. Training or inspection

Location Details

Jersey; Battery Lothringen

Diary Entry

14 April 1944 Channel Islands Sea Defence diary

Weather: wind from 180°, 7 metres per second. 10:55–11:15: live-firing alert exercise by Jersey Group. Batterie Lothringen expended eight rounds of 15-cm L 4,1 practice ammunition. No malfunctions.

18:15: No. 2 gun of 8./1265 unavailable for firing owing to repairs to its pneumatic recuperator and distributor.

Source of Information

Roll 2422, scan 0818, original page 34.