6 July 1944

Summary

Air or sea observations. Supplies and rationing

Location Details

Guernsey; Alderney

Diary Entry

6-7 July 1944

Repeated groups of enemy destroyers and smaller warships were sighted around Alderney and Guernsey. The diary considered that the enemy might be attempting to paralyse supply traffic to the Channel Islands, although it found no firm evidence of an intended direct assault. Enemy vessels generally remained outside the range of the islands' coastal batteries. [T-1022/2174, PG 38470, scans 0688-0708]

Source of Information

T-1022 Rolls 2174–2175, Admiral Channel Coast. Source section in Version 1.74.