28 June 1941 Part 1

28 June 1941 Completed infantry reinforcement and island reserves

[Scan 1006.jpg] Secret command matter. Army High Command/Army General Staff/Operations Branch (IIa), no. 37541/41. Army High Command headquarters, 28 June 1941. Two copies, copy 2. Reference: Chief of Armed Forces High Command no. 44938/41 secret, 10 June 1941. Subject: Reinforcement of the Channel Islands. To Armed Forces High Command/Operations Staff/Branch I. In response to the above directive, Army High Command reports:

1. Infantry reinforcement of the Channel Islands is complete. 2. The following have been stocked: (a) four ammunition allowances for the troops presently employed, except for 50 percent for the two 15.5 cm captured-gun batteries; (b) thirty days’ food. 3. Commander-in-Chief West is being allocated twelve half-track prime movers to make individual guns mobile on the Channel Islands. As soon as suitable tractors become available from French repair facilities (expected at the end of July), an increase in towing vehicles, particularly for Jersey, is intended. 4. Reconnaissance for the reinforcing artillery is currently being carried out in conjunction with Naval Commander Channel Coast.

By order: Paulus. Distribution: Armed Forces High Command/Operations Staff/Branch I, copy 1; Army High Command/Army General Staff/Operations Branch (IIa), copy 2. A copy of copy 2 was supplied to Captain von Baer for the war diary on 14 July 1941. [Signature unclear], Lieutenant.

German Army High Command records, T-78 Roll 317. Supplied English translation T78_Roll_317_English_Translation.docx. Source images: 1006.jpg.