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2 April 1943 Part 2

Summary

Daily report

Location Details

Guernsey

Diary Entry

2 April 1943 Daily report

Lieutenant-General von Zangen assumed command of LXXXIV Army Corps on 1 April. Headquarters Anti-Aircraft Brigade XIX, previously on Guernsey, has moved to the mainland. In exchange, Headquarters Anti-Aircraft Brigade XI assumed command of the anti-aircraft defences of the Channel Islands on 1 April. Captured tanks: Panzer Battalion 213, thirty-six; I/Panzer Regiment 100, fifty-five. The 319th Division reports that shipping between mainland and Channel Islands remains interrupted.

Source of Information 

T-314 Roll 1604, T314_R1604_English_Translation.docx. 2 April 1943 | Source PDF pages 460. Selected island-related text; document or report date governs placement.

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