18 October 1941 Part 2

18 October 1941 Garrison movements and anti-aircraft reinforcements

[Scan 1027.jpg] Secret command matter. Army High Command/Army General Staff/Operations Branch (IIa), no. 38066/41. Army High Command headquarters, 18 October 1941. Two copies, copy 2. Reference: Chief of Armed Forces High Command no. 44938/41 secret, 10 June 1941. Subject: Reinforcement of the Channel Islands. To Armed Forces High Command/Operations Staff/Branch I. In response to the above directive, Army High Command reports: Draft. Additional reference: Army High Command/Army General Staff/Operations Branch (IIa), no. 1567/41 secret, 9 October 1941. Subject: Garrison of the British Channel Islands.

1. Transfer of 319th Infantry Division’s third infantry regiment (Infantry Regiment 583) to Guernsey is complete. 2. Machine-Gun Battalion 16 has transferred from Guernsey to Jersey. 3. Anti-Tank Battalion 319 has transferred to Jersey. 4. Anti-aircraft forces have been reinforced since 28 August 1941 as follows: (a) Guernsey: 1st Battery/Reserve Anti-Aircraft Battalion 991 (3.7 cm); (b) Jersey: Reserve Anti-Aircraft Battalion 152 (two 8.8 cm batteries and two 2 cm batteries). 5. 1st Battery/Reserve Anti-Aircraft Battalion 124 (four 8.8 cm and two 2 cm guns) has transferred from Jersey to Guernsey. By order: [signature unclear]. Distribution: Armed Forces High Command/Operations Staff/Branch I, copy 1; Army High Command/Army General Staff/Operations Branch (IIa), copy 2. Dispatched 19 October 1941.

German Army High Command records, T-78 Roll 317. Supplied English translation T78_Roll_317_English_Translation.docx. Source images: 1027.jpg.