29 July 1943

29 July 1943 Normandy radar reports concerning the Channel Islands

Normandy radar reporting station — 1943-07-29

Sea area northwest of Cherbourg; wind 1–2, sea 1–2, slightly hazy from 0500.

2145: From Sea Commandant: employ radars towards east and north because surface targets sighted [partly obscured by archive stamp]. 2148: From Sea Commandant: employ Hague 2 and Cap Lévy in sector north of Cherbourg because ships sighted. No result in either case. 2215: From area control: employ Hague 1 and 2 owing to detonations near Cap de la Hague. No result.

0116: Unknown detections near Jersey and Percée. 0125: Discussion with convoy control [area control crossed out]: nothing! 0140: To all sets: immediately increase vigilance over whole sea sector.

T-1022 Roll 2448, T1022_R2448_English_Translation.docx. Archive and frame references follow.
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