2 June 1941 Part 3

2 June 1941 Hitler requests detailed maps of Channel Islands forces and defences

[Scan 1233.jpg] Army teleprinter network, ATLAS 03314, 2 June, received 01:30. To Army High Command/Operations Branch; distribution also Navy Commander-in-Chief/Naval War Staff and Luftwaffe Commander-in-Chief/Command Staff Ia. Top secret. [A transmission time in the heading is indistinct.]

The Führer orders submission as soon as possible of a map of the Channel Islands with markings and information extending to every detail concerning: a) type and strength of deployed troops; b) fortifications and batteries employed in coastal protection; c) antiaircraft weapons; d) deployed tank forces and antitank defence; e) state of stocks and supply; f) airfields and progress of their construction. Submit through Armed Forces High Command/Branch L. Armed Forces High Command/Operations Staff/Branch L I op no. 001060/41, top secret. Closing transmission: 01:30, KR ATLAS 03314, Lessel, HZPHG.

German Army High Command records, T-78 Roll 317. Supplied English translation T78_Roll_317_English_Translation.docx. Source images: 1233.jpg.