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8 July 1944
Summary
Minelaying or minesweeping
Location Details
St Malo
Diary Entry
8 July 1944
A battle with enemy destroyers took place off St Malo between 01:50 and 03:50. Two boats of the 46th Minesweeper Flotilla were lost; the diary records 34 dead and wounded.
Source of Information
Roll 2424, PG 38004, scan 0904 (St Malo Harbour Commandant War Diary).
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