1 March 1944 Part 2

1 March 1944 Part 2 319th Infantry Division strength and March weapons return

The diagram’s unit labels and legible returns are transcribed; indistinct individual tactical-symbol counts are not reconstructed.

319th Infantry Division. Infantry: Grenadier Regiments 584, 583 and 582, each with Battalions I, II and III. Eastern Battalion 643 is incorporated in Regiment 582; Battalion 823 is associated with Regiment 583. The company diagrams distinguish rifle companies, machine-gun/heavy-weapons elements and regimental support weapons.

Artillery Regiment 319: Battalions I, II, III and IV. Mobile/anti-tank units 450 and 319. Divisional Signals Battalion 319 and Pioneer Battalion 319. Divisional services: field post, ordnance, veterinary, medical, administration and supply troops 319.

Static island troops: Guernsey, Tank Battalion 213 and the Guernsey element of Tank Company 17 (F); Jersey, island commander, Machine Gun Battalion 16 with Companies 1–5 and the Jersey element of Tank Company 17 (F). Alderney has a separate island commandant. A service-unit symbol numbered 605 is also shown; its precise unit type is not securely legible.

Total strength: 11,503. Eastern Battalion 643 is shown as IV Battalion of Regiment 582; Battalion 823 as IV Battalion of Regiment 583.

German weapons: carbines 9,577; telescopic-sight rifles 47; rifle-grenade launchers 563; submachine guns 1,007; pistols 2,502.

Captured rifles/carbines: Czech 1,025; Danish 9; Italian 230; Russian 82; French 11; Polish 153.

Grenade rifles model 39: 15. Machine guns, mortars and artillery listed in the inventory: MG 08/15, 7; light MG 34, 485; heavy MG 34, 13; MG 13, 11; heavy MG 08, 26; light mortars 6; medium mortars 108; light infantry guns 8; small flamethrowers 6; 2 cm anti-aircraft guns 12; 3.7 cm anti-tank guns 33; 4.7 cm self-propelled anti-tank guns 15; 5 cm anti-tank guns 9; Russian 4.5 cm anti-tank guns 3; Czech light field howitzers 40; Czech 8 cm field guns 12.

Other captured weapons: MG 116(f), 3; MG 311(f), 9; MG 30(p), 22; MG 26(t), 1; light MG 120(r), 69; heavy MG 216(r), 15; Russian 5 cm mortars 205(r), 18; Russian 8.2 cm mortars 274/1(r), 8.

German Seventh Army Headquarters (AOK 7), NARA T-312 Roll 1566. Roll 1566 Jersey and Channel Islands English translations.docx, reference 22. T312-1566.pdf, PDF page 201. PDF pages count from the first page of the supplied file.