3 August 1942 Part 8

3 August 1942 Record of Hitler’s conference on coastal defences, 2 August 1942

Date note: Memorandum dated 3 August 1942 records conference held 2 August 1942.

Editorial note: Channel Islands clause extracted from the conference record; the memorandum was written on 3 August about the conference of 2 August.

[Scan 0904.jpg] General of Engineers and Fortifications attached to the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, L III. 3 August 1942. Secret command matter. File note on the Führer conference on 2 August 1942 (21:30–23:30) at Führer Headquarters. Enclosure to Organisation Branch no. 3855/42, secret command matter. Receipt stamps: Army General Staff, Organisation Branch, 6 August 1942; Operations Branch, 7 August 1942.

10. Channel Islands. Since Commander-in-Chief West and the island commanders describe the islands as capable of meeting any enemy attack, the main construction effort has been placed on the coast. Increasing construction capacity on the Channel Islands would necessarily entail a corresponding reduction on the coast.

German Army High Command records, T-78 Roll 317. Supplied English translation T78_Roll_317_English_Translation.docx. Source images: 0904.jpg, 0905.jpg, 0906.jpg, 0907.jpg, 0908.jpg, 0909.jpg.