1 January 1944 Part 2

1 January 1944 Part 2 Coastal Defence Group Périers and the Écréhous

Date: 1 January 1944, as given on the archival description card at PDF page 715. Map scans: PDF pages 717 and 718, frames 000709 and 000710. Folder title: Coastal Defence Sector J, Seventh Army Headquarters; Coastal Defence Group Périers, including the Jobourg and Western Cotentin subgroups.

The two scans form the northern and southern parts of the Périers map. The southern part includes the Écréhous at its upper-left edge, labelled “ÉCRÉHOU” on the base map. The heavy military annotations chiefly concern the mainland coast; the Écréhous appear as a geographical reference.

English translation of the map headings and key

K.V.Abschn. J — Coastal Defence Sector J. K.V.Gr. Périers — Coastal Defence Group Périers. K.V.U.Gr. Jobourg — Coastal Defence Subgroup Jobourg. K.V.U.Gr. Cotentin West — Coastal Defence Subgroup Western Cotentin.

Zeichenerklärung — Key to symbols. Natürliche Panzerhindernisse — Natural anti-tank obstacles. Künstliche Panzerhindernisse — Artificial anti-tank obstacles.

Widerstandsnest — Resistance position. The symbol categories are Army infantry, Army artillery, armour, Luftwaffe, naval infantry and naval artillery.

Geplantes Minenfeld — Planned minefield. Fertiges Minenfeld — Completed minefield.

Remark: Where a resistance position is occupied by more than one branch of the armed forces, it carries a ring in the colour of the relevant branch. The surviving scan is monochrome.

The French base-map place names and numbered position identifiers are retained in the map images. “Les Basses de Taillepied” denotes the Taillepied shoals.

Northern part with Jobourg and the western Cotentin coast

T312-1569.pdf • PDF page 717 • Frame 000709

Southern part with the Écréhous at the upper left

T312-1569.pdf • PDF page 718 • Frame 000710

German Seventh Army Headquarters (AOK 7), NARA T-312 Roll 1569. T312-1569.pdf, PDF pages 717–718, frames 000709–000710. Catalogue date 1 January 1944 from the archival description card at PDF page 715.