20 June 1941 Part 1

20 June 1941 Infantry, armour and artillery reinforcements for the Channel Islands

[Scan 1005.jpg] Secret command matter. Army High Command/Army General Staff/Operations Branch (IIa), no. 37522/41. Army High Command headquarters, 20 June 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:

1. Infantry reinforcements are being sent to Guernsey and Jersey between 19 and 22 June. 2. Eight captured armoured vehicles will be transferred to Guernsey by 22 June. 3. Strengthening of existing field fortifications has begun. 4. The heavy and very heavy batteries intended to reinforce Channel Islands artillery will be allocated to Fifteenth Army Command from 1 July. 5. Third Air Fleet cannot reinforce the anti-aircraft artillery on the Channel Islands. It is requested that Commander-in-Chief Luftwaffe arrange delivery of one light anti-aircraft battery for each island.

Distribution: Armed Forces High Command/Operations Staff/Branch I, copy 1; Army High Command/Army General Staff/Operations Branch (IIa), copy 2.

German Army High Command records, T-78 Roll 317. Supplied English translation T78_Roll_317_English_Translation.docx. Source images: 1005.jpg.