6 June 1941

6 June 1941 Formation order for the Commander of the British Channel Islands

[Scan 1207.jpg] Army High Command, Army General Staff, Organization Branch II no. 4052/41, secret. Headquarters, 6 June 1941 [day faint; confirmed by the later reference in scan 1159]. Subject: formation of the “Commander of the British Channel Islands.” To Sixteenth Army, Branch T, with two additional copies for the 319th Division and Commander of the British Channel Islands; Chief of Army Armaments and Commander of the Replacement Army/General Army Office; Army Personnel Office, first and second sections. For information: Commander-in-Chief West. Received 10 June.

1) Sixteenth Army, Branch T, is to form the “Commander of the British Channel Islands” under the attached provisional establishment table. 2) The commander receives the disciplinary powers of a regimental commander. 3) Sixteenth Army, Branch T, provides personnel and equipment. Vehicles are to be supplied from residents’ vehicles already on the islands. 4) Military District VIII designates the responsible replacement unit. 5) The commander retains the field-post number already assigned. One annex. By order [signature unclear]. After dispatch: Operations Branch without annex; Quartermaster-General; Chief of Inspectorates without annex; Chief of Army Signals; Organization Branch war diary without annex; draft.

German Army High Command records, T-78 Roll 317. Supplied English translation T78_Roll_317_English_Translation.docx. Source images: 1207.jpg.