10 October 1942 Part 6

10 October 1942 Island fortress communications assigned to the Guernsey signals staff

Date note: Instructions dated 10 October, circulated by Seventh Army on 22 October. A construction requirement, not confirmation that all links were finished.

Special Instructions No. 13 assign cooperation for 319th Division to Fortress Signals Staff 15 at Guernsey. The senior fortress signals command is responsible for technical planning, construction and maintenance on the coast and islands, labour and materials, and timely completion.

The order calls for protected underground command, artillery-control and strongpoint telephone links by the end of March 1943. Cables are to be one metre deep, or two metres within 200 metres of structures, with carefully camouflaged trenches.

German Seventh Army records, T-312 Roll 1548. T312 Roll 1548 English translation REVIEWED EDITION 4.docx. Local source scans: 0688.jpg, 0692.jpg.