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13 July 1941 Part 2

Summary

Request for a complete garrison list and new island map.

Location Details

Jersey; Guernsey; Alderney

Diary Entry

13 July 1941 Request for a complete garrison list and new island map

[Scan 1167.jpg] Telegram, secret. GWNOL 5822, 13 July, 11:00; received 11:15. To Army High Command, Operations Branch, Major on the General Staff Pistorius. Reference: telephone conversation Major Pistorius–Captain Danckworth.

Which troops, including coastal artillery, construction battalions, captured tanks, antiaircraft units, etc., are currently on Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney? A new map is requested as soon as a certain stage of completion has been reached, but no later than 24 July. Armed Forces High Command/Operations Staff/Branch L I op no. 01364/41, secret. Operations registry: 37638/41 [reading partly unclear].

Source of Information 

German Army High Command records, T-78 Roll 317. Supplied English translation T78_Roll_317_English_Translation.docx. Source images: 1167.jpg.

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