28 Jun 1940
Guernsey
Guernsey
30 Jun 1940
Guernsey
Guernsey
7 Jul 1940
Guernsey
Guernsey
- British submarine HMS H43 landed Lieutenant Hubert Nicolle on the Channel Island of Guernsey during the night to collect intelligence for the planned commando raid code named Operation Ambassador. ww2dbase [Guernsey | CPC]
10 Jul 1940
Guernsey
Guernsey
- British Lieutenant Hubert Nicolle, who had been conducting reconnaissance in the Channel Island of Guernsey, returned to Britain. he reported that there were 469 German soldiers on the island, mainly in St. Peter Port, with machine gun posts 2 to 5 miles away along the coast. He estimated that a commando raid would have 20 minutes to wipe out the machine gun posts before reinforcements from St. Peter Port would arrive. ww2dbase [Guernsey | CPC]
14 Jul 1940
Guernsey
Guernsey
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