18 August 1942 Part 6

18 August 1942 Channel Islands on the August to September army situation map

Date note: Map validity 18 August–5 September 1942; placed at the start of that interval. A deployment record, not a combat action.

Situation map: Seventh Army. Position between 18 August and 5 September 1942.

The original map shows dispositions in Normandy and Brittany, extending south towards the Loire. Jersey, Guernsey and Sark appear off the Cotentin and Brittany coast; the 319th Infantry Division headquarters symbol is shown on Guernsey.

Principal labels include Seventh Army Headquarters at Le Mans; LXXXIV Army Corps near Saint-Lô; XXV Army Corps at Redon; 320th Infantry Division in the Cotentin; 716th Infantry Division near Caen; 335th Infantry Division in the Brest area; 709th Infantry Division in northern Brittany; 337th Infantry Division near Dinan; 333rd Infantry Division near Pont-Château; 6th Panzer Division near Rennes; and SS Division Das Reich in the Craon–Segré area.

The 7th Air Division is shown in the Flers area. Other annotations indicate movements or dates of availability, including 17th Division from 2 September and the refitting of 257th Division from 24 August.

Map key: Armee = army; AK = army corps; Div = division; Pz = Panzer or armoured; Fl = air; ab = from; Auffrischung = refitting; Korück = commander of the army rear area.

[This is a translated orientation and key, not an exhaustive transcription of every small unit symbol and handwritten label. Consult the embedded original for precise positions, boundary lines and detailed annotations.]

Original source image 0123.jpg — T-312 Roll 1548. Channel Islands on the August to September army situation map.

German Seventh Army records, T-312 Roll 1548. T312 Roll 1548 English translation REVIEWED EDITION 4.docx. Local source scans: 0123.jpg.