11 November 1942 Part 5

11 November 1942 Island division included in a combined cadre offer for 161st Division

Date note: The figures are combined contributions from 709th, 716th and 319th Divisions; no island-only allocation is stated.

Seventh Army Ia No. 4876/42, secret command matter. To Commander-in-Chief West, 11 November 1942.

Reference: 161st Infantry Division Ia No. 089/42 of 1 November.

Seventh Army can provide the following cadres for 161st Division from 709th, 716th and 319th Divisions:

Grenadier companies: three platoon commanders; four company headquarters squad leaders; one equipment NCO; four light-mortar detachment leaders; eight platoon headquarters squad leaders; fourteen section leaders.

Machine-gun companies: two observation NCOs; twelve heavy-machine-gun section leaders; eight heavy-machine-gun team leaders; one platoon commander; two heavy-mortar section leaders.

By order: signature. After despatch: IIa/b personnel sections and Ia war diary. The figures are a combined offer from the three divisions, not separate totals for each.

German Seventh Army records, T-312 Roll 1548. T312 Roll 1548 English translation REVIEWED EDITION 4.docx. Local source scans: 0962.jpg.