30 June 1941 Part 2

June 1941 Earlier draft of report on island reinforcement and Organisation Todt

Date note: Undated June draft associated with the issued report of 18 June. Placed at the end of June without assigning an exact day. Only the differing Organisation Todt proposal is extracted; the issued report appears under 18 June.

[Scan 1204.jpg] Draft. Army High Command, Army General Staff, Operations Branch IIa no. 1175/41, top secret, June 1941, day not securely readable. Commanders only; convey only by officer. Reference: Chief of Armed Forces High Command no. 44938 of 10 June 1941. Subject: protection of the Channel Islands. To Armed Forces High Command/Operations Staff/Branch L. Army High Command reports:

2) Reconnaissance and preparations have been ordered for final permanent construction on the Channel Islands. Since Army construction troops are unavailable for this building project, Organisation Todt must be approached. Please inform Organisation Todt of this.

German Army High Command records, T-78 Roll 317. Supplied English translation T78_Roll_317_English_Translation.docx. Source images: 1204.jpg, 1205.jpg, 1206.jpg.