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8 February 1944 Part 3

Summary

Pioneer troops of the island division.

Location Details

Guernsey

Diary Entry

8 February 1944 Part 3 Pioneer troops of the island division

The command and company symbols are rendered as text. The commander’s surname is too indistinct for a secure transcription.

Organisation of the pioneers of Seventh Army, status 8 February 1944.

LXXXIV Army Corps → 319th Infantry Division, Guernsey. Divisional commander: Count von Schmettow.

Pioneer Battalion 319, Guernsey. Commander: Major [surname unclear]. Three pioneer companies and a bridge column are shown.

The bridge column is annotated “subordinated to LXXXIV Army Corps”.

Source of Information 

German Seventh Army Headquarters (AOK 7), NARA T-312 Roll 1566. Roll 1566 Jersey and Channel Islands English translations.docx, reference 15. T312-1566.pdf, PDF page 173. PDF pages count from the first page of the supplied file.

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