24 September 1943 Part 2

24 September 1943 Corps return on personnel savings Channel Islands proposals

Top secret. Corps headquarters to Seventh Army, reference the 22 August basic order and army order of 21 September. Personnel in the specified age groups:

716th Division: three officers, four officials, 123 NCOs and 458 men, including 207 specialists. 709th Division: seven officers, one Sonderführer, 85 NCOs and 277 men, including 134 specialists. 319th Division: five officers, 223 NCOs and an indistinct number of men, including 435 specialists. Artillery Commander headquarters: two officers, three NCOs, seven men, one specialist. Corps supply commander: three NCOs and seven men. Corps headquarters: four officers, two officials, 35 NCOs and 84 men, including fifteen specialists.

Requiring refresher training: 716th Division 469; 709th Division 298; 319th Division nil provided specialists remain in their specialist duties; artillery headquarters ten; supply commander nil; corps headquarters 109.

Available personnel: 716th Division two NCOs and eleven men; 709th Division nil. 319th Division proposes: surrender the divisional supply commander’s organization—seven officers, two officials, eighteen NCOs and 27 men; eliminate the divisional baggage-train officer; combine the divisional Ib supply officer with the commander of the Armed Forces Supply Staff; surrender Panzer Battalion 213 headquarters except its tank workshop group—three officers, two officials, 21 NCOs and 35 men. Examine whether divisional medical and veterinary officer posts must be filled, or whether the senior doctor and veterinary officer, who would have to be on Guernsey, could perform these duties, with adjutants continuing routine business as before. Artillery headquarters, corps supply and corps headquarters report no releases. No surplus equipment reported. Corps Operations Section, 1770/43 top secret.

Translation note: Date inferred from the requested 24 September return and marginal annotation. One personnel total is faint.

Original source image | Source PDF page 943 | Entry dated 24 September 1943

T-314 Roll 1604, T314_R1604_English_Translation.docx. 24 September 1943 | Source PDF pages 943–944. Selected island-related text; document or report date governs placement.