24 July 1941 Part 5

24 July 1941 Army Group D comments on coastal artillery reinforcement

[Scan 0232.jpg] Copy. Army Group D headquarters, Ia/Artillery no. 163/41, top secret. Headquarters, 24 July 1941. Reference: Fifteenth Army Ia/Staff Artillery Officer no. 131/41, top secret, of 15 July 1941, enclosed in copy. Subject: strengthening the artillery defensive power of divisions employed on the coast. To Army High Command/Army General Staff/General of Artillery.

On d): still further artillery reinforcement of Jersey and Guernsey is not considered necessary. Reinforcement of Artillery Commander 141 with the two requested batteries for deployment on the mainland opposite the Channel Islands is, however, desirable. On e): request approved. On f): the request is settled; Army Headquarters has meanwhile arranged antiaircraft protection. On h): installation of the reinforcing batteries on the Channel Islands can be undertaken by the Inspector of Western Fortifications, who already has the necessary personnel. Commander-in-Chief West requests that Inspectorate 4 be informed. For Army Group D headquarters, Chief of the General Staff, signed [signature]. Certified true copy: [name unclear], Captain.

German Army High Command records, T-78 Roll 317. Supplied English translation T78_Roll_317_English_Translation.docx. Source images: 0232.jpg.