4 August 1942 Part 6

4 August 1942 Training allocations for Fortress Engineer Commander XIV

Editorial note: Selected island-related text and translated chart keys; original symbols and numerical tables are retained in the images. Uncertain small annotations are not silently expanded.

Seventh Army, Ia/Army Engineer Commander No. 831/42, secret, 4 August 1942. Courses at Army Engineer School Angers were ordered for members of fortress engineer staffs and construction battalions. Subjects were heavy temporary bridging and ferries, repair of damaged structures, obstacles and demolitions, mine employment and rapid anti-tank obstacles.

Course dates: 17–29 August, 31 August–12 September and 14–26 September 1942. Fortress Engineer Commander XIV was to provide one officer for the bridging subject and one NCO for each of the three specialist subjects to supplement the instructional staff. This is an allocation order, not confirmation that particular island personnel attended.

German Seventh Army records, T-312 Roll 1547, 28680/21, Army Engineer Commander. Supplied translation T312 Roll 1547 English translation DRAFT.docx. Local source scans: 0089.jpg, 0090.jpg.