31 January 1942 Part 5

31 January 1942 Additional island reinforcement and inspection details

Editorial note: Supplement to the January monthly report already included. The self-propelled antitank-gun description and unclear calibre are retained as supplied.

To relieve 320 Division, now covering two former divisional sectors, Alderney was brought within 319 Division’s defence area.

III/Infantry Regiment 584 and a platoon of 2/Engineer Battalion 319 crossed on 27 January.

Fifteen self-propelled antitank guns were deployed to protect Jersey and Guernsey airfields on 3 January after crew training [calibre unclear in this copy].

General of Artillery Behlendorff inspected Guernsey and Jersey on 3–6 January and announced on 10 January that he had been appointed commander from 1 January.

On 15 January the battery from 2/Artillery Battalion 656 is identified in this expanded edition as becoming 3/Artillery Regiment 319.

T-314 Roll 1603, expanded reading edition T314_R1603_English_Translation.docx. 31 January 1942 | Source PDF pages 189–192. Supplement to material retained from earlier editions.