7 August 1943 Part 2

7 August 1943 Armed Forces committees for coastal construction

Top secret. Corps headquarters, 7 August 1943. The Commander-in-Chief West will shortly regulate Armed Forces construction by a basic order. The section dealing with the establishment and work of Armed Forces committees is already available and is enclosed for the divisions. The Navy, Luftwaffe and Organisation Todt senior construction offices have been informed directly.

Two committees are formed for the corps area. Mainland: Army—Colonel of the General Staff von Heiterer-Schaller, chief of staff, LXXXIV Army Corps; Navy—Captain Hennecke, Naval Commander Normandy; Luftwaffe—Colonel von Lidl, Commander Airfield District 8/VII, Caen; Organisation Todt—Senior Construction Director Cardinal, Cherbourg; Fortress Engineer Staff 11—Colonel Garbsch, coordinating officer.

Channel Islands: Army—Lieutenant-Colonel of the General Staff von Unger, operations officer, 319th Infantry Division; Navy—Captain Steinbach, Naval Commander Channel Islands; Luftwaffe—Major-General Luczny, commander of the Luftwaffe on the Channel Islands; Organisation Todt, for Jersey and Guernsey—Senior Construction Director Kübler, Saint-Malo; for Alderney—Senior Construction Director Cardinal, Cherbourg; Fortress Engineer Staff 19—Colonel Nobiling, coordinating officer.

The committees may begin work immediately on the priority order of proposed construction. They must keep corps headquarters continuously informed of the current state of construction. Distribution includes the divisions, fortress engineer staffs, naval and Luftwaffe commands, both OT offices and the war diary. One enclosure is cited.

T-314 Roll 1604, T314_R1604_English_Translation.docx. 7 August 1943 | Source PDF pages 805–806. Selected island-related text; document or report date governs placement.