21 March 1941

21 March 1941 Forwarding briefing note on island defensive readiness

Date note: Handwritten correction changes the typed 18 March date to 21 March 1941.

[Scan 1235.jpg] Army High Command, Army General Staff, Operations Branch IIa no. 394/41, top secret. Date amended from 18 to 21 March 1941. Commanders only; convey only by officer. Second of two copies. To Armed Forces High Command/L.

Enclosed is a briefing note on the defensive readiness of the Channel Islands. Struck-out sentence: “The Führer was briefed on this on 17 March.” By order [signature unclear]. One annex. Distribution: Armed Forces High Command/L, first copy; Operations Branch IIa, second. Handwritten: Chief of Armed Forces Operations Staff, 21 March; file under Channel coastal defence [abbreviated filing instruction].

German Army High Command records, T-78 Roll 317. Supplied English translation T78_Roll_317_English_Translation.docx. Source images: 1235.jpg.