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From Baalke:
Of KG.2 63 Do.217s attack the landing ships at Dieppe; 14 are s/d or destroyed (total losses); 12 are damaged (I. Gruppe: 4-4, II. Gruppe: 7-2 -> withdrawn for replenishment and recuperation; III. Gruppe: 3-6). After the day´s fighting KG.2 has only 12 crews available for action (Stab: 1; I./KG.2: 3, II./KG.2: 3; III./KG.2: 5). The crews reported the following successes:
09.42: 6 (8) Do.217s attack the invasion ships with 24 SC500 from 800-2.200m: hits on 1 destroyer (Oblt. Hankamer, 4./KG.2, Do.217 damaged in combat with several Spitfires), 1 transport (~1500 grt) and several landing crafts; 2 Do.217 of 5./KG.2 lost.
?: 3 (5) Do.217s (I./KG.2; t/o 10.00) attack 3 destroyers with 12 SC500 from 800-1.500m, but scored no hits.; 1 Do.217 lost 6km S Dieppe; 1 Do.217 crash-landed at Abbeville, 1 Do.217 (Fw. Handel & crew) escaped 5 Spitfires.
?: 5 (10) Do.217s (III./KG.2; t/o 10.37) attack the invasion ships with 16 SC500 from 600-1.800m: Only one hit on the forecastle of a destroyer; 2 Do.217s of 7. Staffel (Oblt. Hackel and Fw. Elias) had to make emergency dropps, because of Spitfire attacks (1 KIA, 1 WIA); 3 Do.217s and crews are missed over the sea.
?: 4 (4) Do.217s (4./KG.2; t/o 11.54) to attack the invasion ships; 3 s/d and 1 crash-landed with severe damage at Abbeville.
?: 3 (5) Do.217s (I./KG.2; t/o 12.30) attack 1 destroyer and 1 freighter of the invasion ships with 12 SC500 from 700m; Oblt. v. Manowarda & crew score a near miss on the destroyer, the other two crews are s/d by Spitfires.
12.35: 2 (2) Do.217s (t/o: 12.01) report 1 bigger transport, 2 formations of MTB and LCI 5km off Dieppe whilst directly on the beach no enemy vessels were sighted.
14.20: 3 Do.217s of III./KG.2 t/o, but return from Dieppe when no enemy is sighted.
? : 3 (6) Do.217s (I./KG.2; t/o 14.22) attack the invasion ships off Dieppe: one dropps it´s bombs on landingships from 1.800m, one from 2.000m and the third attacks the mole from 200m; results unknown, because of artificial smoke; 3 other abort due to fighter interception and record 1 Spitfire and 1 Curtiss s/d.
? : 5 (9) Do.217s (II./KG.2; t/o 15.08) attack the invasion ships off Dieppe and drop 64 SD50 and 4 SC500: landingships are near missed, one transport directly hit by 3 SC500 from one crew; 2 Do.217 see nothing and abort; 2 Do.217 s/d and crashland at Dieppe and Turnhoult.
?: 3 Do.217 (II./KG.2, Oblt. Hankamer, Ofw. Brendebach & Ofw. Moese t/o 17.15) against the retiring british ships in the Channel.
?: 1 (4) Do.217 (I./KG.2 t/o 18.00) against Portsmouth harbour: one bombs with 3 SC500 from 2.500m; 2 abort, because of lacking cloud cover, 1 because of fighter interception.
?: 1 (3) Do.217 (III./KG.2 t/o 19.00) against Portsmouth harbour: one bombs with 4 SC500 from 400m; 2 abort, because of lacking cloud cover.

For losses of other units I think there was another thread...

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