20 November 1942 Part 9

20 November 1942 Channel Islands on the late November army situation map

Date note: Map validity 20–30 November; placed at the start of the interval.

Seventh Army situation map, 20–30 November 1942.

Legend: black denotes Army Group reserve; red denotes Army reserve. The source is a monochrome reproduction, so those colour distinctions cannot always be recovered.

319th Division is shown on the Channel Islands, with Guernsey, Sark and Jersey labelled. Mainland deployment includes 165th and 320th Divisions around Cherbourg, 716th Division near Caen, LXXXIV Corps at Saint-Lô, SS Leibstandarte near Saint-Pierre, and Das Reich around Saint-Lô–Tessy, annotated for movement from 26 November.

Brittany shows 343rd Division around Guingamp, taking command on 21 November; 709th around Saint-Brieuc; 257th towards Brest; 17th near Quimperlé; 333rd towards Redon; 161st around Dinan–Tressaint; 346th moving into the Pontivy–Ploërmel area; XXV Corps at Pontivy and LXXXVII Corps near Guingamp. Sixth Panzer Division and Armoured Artillery Regiment 1 are marked around Rennes. Panzer Battalion 223 appears near Valognes with arrival 20–24 November. SS Panzer Corps near Nogent-le-Rotrou is marked for departure 20–23 November.

Arrows and date annotations show arrivals, departures and transfers during the period, including 182nd Division near Auray. The rear boundary of the coastal combat zone is labelled. Several smaller overlapping dates are indistinct; consult the retained original map. The map records dispositions and movements, not combat engagements.

Original source image 1054.jpg — T-312 Roll 1548. Channel Islands on the late November army situation map.

German Seventh Army records, T-312 Roll 1548. T312 Roll 1548 English translation REVIEWED EDITION 4.docx. Local source scans: 1054.jpg.