23 June 1944 Part 7

23 June 1944 Part 7 Civilian food reserves and postal supply

Date note: 23 June 1944.

23 June 1944 continued

Prisoners of war

With the current influx of wounded prisoners of war at Stalag Rennes, the camp hospital is no longer adequate. At Qu 2’s request, Army Surgeon 7 has arranged for the military hospital to share responsibility for medical care. In any event, the military hospital there will arrange the assignment of additional medical personnel.

Field post

Cargo space of one tonne daily has been requested for postal supply to the Channel Islands and two tonnes daily for postal supply to Cherbourg fortress. Request to the Chief Quartermaster.

In the evening, one lorry carrying four tonnes of mail for Cherbourg was sent to St-Malo.

Traffic at the Le Mans transshipment point: incoming for the front, 6 tonnes of mail; incoming for home, 6 tonnes; returned from St-Nazaire and Flers for Cherbourg, 8 tonnes; dispatched to the front, 19 tonnes; dispatched home, 6 tonnes; backlog for the front, 12 tonnes; backlog for Cherbourg, 11 tonnes.

The postmaster of SS Field Post Office 9, 9th SS Panzer Division, reports in. Location: Bonnétable. Mail collection: Le Mans.

The postmaster of Field Post Office 876, 276th Infantry Division, reports in. Location: Domfront. Mail collection: Flers.

Administrative affairs

A telephone conversation with Senior Military Administrative Councillor Seiler of the staff of the Commander Northwest France establishes the following concerning Channel Islands reserves: on 1 June 1944 the Channel Islands held 1,570 tonnes of flour and grain. Butter and meat are secured from their own production, as are vegetables and potatoes; early potatoes from 15 June 1944. These stocks suffice for two months. If food rations are brought into line with mainland scales, supply is assured for three months.

German Seventh Army Headquarters (AOK 7), NARA T-312 Roll 1571. Roll 1571 Jersey and Channel Islands English translations.docx, reference 22. Scan extracts: img049_04_5890_7883.jpg. Extract filenames identify the original image strip, section number and horizontal pixel boundaries; these are not archival frame numbers.