15 August 1942 Part 4

15 August 1942 Jersey Harbour Commandant diary

St Helier: 0030: During an exercise shoot by Flak Regiment 40 with illuminating shells, motor sailing vessel Corona, lying in the harbour, was struck by a projectile, apparently a dud. Matrosenobergefreiter Hans Hartmann, 4./I. Shipboard Flak Battalion St Malo, who was on deck, suffered an injury to his right thigh and was admitted to the island hospital. 0100: Harbour light on. 0300: Corbière and harbour light extinguished. Harbour Protection reports no special events. Transports employed in Channel Islands traffic handled according to plan. Closing signed Hartmann, acting Harbour Commandant and Kapitänleutnant, St Helier, 16 August 1942.

T-1022 Roll 2422, scans 0289–0290.