7 July 1944 Part 2

7 July 1944 Part 2 Contact with the Catholic chaplain on the islands interrupted

Complete opening paragraph of section A. The remaining paragraphs concern other chaplains and mainland posts.

Catholic Army Chaplain with Seventh Army. File 31 v 18. Army headquarters, 7 July 1944. Activity report for 1–30 June 1944, annex to the Seventh Army Headquarters war diary.

A. In the exercise of supervision of duty:

The landing on 6 June turned our army area into a combat zone. The principal concern was for the fighting troops and the care of the wounded at main dressing stations, field hospitals and military hospitals. Nevertheless, services could still be held in the combat area itself. Particularly close contact was maintained with the military chaplains in the combat zone. Communion wafers had to be procured. Communion wine has been provided. Contact with the Catholic military chaplain Hirsch, serving in the Cherbourg area, was broken off. Contact with the Catholic military chaplain Quecke on the Channel Islands is currently interrupted.

German Seventh Army Headquarters (AOK 7), NARA T-312 Roll 1566. Roll 1566 Jersey and Channel Islands English translations.docx, reference 55. T312-1566.pdf, PDF page 752. PDF pages count from the first page of the supplied file.