15 May 1944 Part 3

15 May 1944 Part 3 Ship carrying vehicle fuel sunk en route to Guernsey

Date note: 15 May 1944.

15 May 1944 continued

Ammunition continued

Army Ammunition Depot Michel: construction of the bunkers is progressing. The depot is fully occupied; otherwise no important matters to report.

Weapons and equipment

The 243rd Infantry Division reports receipt of 44 MG 34 machine guns and six MP 40 submachine guns.

Fuel

The transfer of lorries to be handed over from Army stocks to the 116th Panzer Division consumed 5.3 cubic metres of petrol.

A ship carrying 30 tonnes of wood-gas motor fuel sank on the crossing to Guernsey. Since transport of supplies on the islands for which this fuel was intended was in jeopardy, an additional four cubic metres of petrol had to be allocated.

Army headquarters had to provide 20 cubic metres of fuel for the transfer of the 91st Air Landing Division from the area of XXV Army Corps to LXXXIV Army Corps. An allocation from Chief Quartermaster West has meanwhile been made.

Motor transport

The 243rd Infantry Division reports receipt of seven vehicles.

16 May 1944

Weapons and equipment

The 352nd Infantry Division has received four light infantry guns 18.

Fuel

The 91st Air Landing Division was allocated ten cubic metres of fuel as its quota. The quota was set this high only because the division had moved into its present area during May and therefore still had an increased number of special journeys to undertake.

17 May 1944

Ammunition

LXXXIV Army Corps headquarters is informed that all formations on the Cotentin peninsula are to receive increased reserves, namely: units … [Continues beyond the cited page.]

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