12 January 1944 Part 5
Summary
Pioneer troops of the island division.
Location Details
Guernsey
Diary Entry
12 January 1944 Part 5 Pioneer troops of the island division
The command and company symbols are rendered as text. The commander’s surname is too indistinct for a secure transcription.
Organisation of the pioneers of Seventh Army, status 12 January 1944.
LXXXIV Army Corps → 319th Infantry Division, Guernsey. Divisional commander: Count von Schmettow.
Pioneer Battalion 319, Guernsey. Commander: Major [surname unclear]. Three pioneer companies and a bridge column are shown.
The bridge column is annotated “mainland”.
Source of Information
German Seventh Army Headquarters (AOK 7), NARA T-312 Roll 1566. Roll 1566 Jersey and Channel Islands English translations.docx, reference 7. T312-1566.pdf, PDF page 99. PDF pages count from the first page of the supplied file.
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