9 March 1941

9 March 1941 Navy to provide the islands’ artillery protection

[Scan 1238.jpg] General of Artillery at Army High Command, Ia no. 209/41, top secret. Headquarters, 9 March 1941. Second of four copies. Subject: briefing note on artillery protection for the Channel Islands. One annex. To Adjutant to the Chief of the General Staff, first copy.

The General of Artillery encloses a briefing note on artillery protection for the Channel Islands. General of Artillery Brand intends to brief the Chief of the General Staff on this at the end of this week. For information: Operations Branch, second copy; Organization Branch, third; draft, fourth. [Signature unclear.]

[Scan 1239.jpg] Annex to General of Artillery, Ia no. 209/41, top secret. Briefing note. Naval High Command/Naval War Staff today stated by telephone that the Navy will undertake installation of batteries for the special protection of Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney. Only during installation, approximately until 15 April, does it intend to employ individual Army batteries temporarily on the islands, drawn from those available to the Naval Commander Channel Coast. The General of Artillery therefore considers formation of special Army coastal batteries for this purpose no longer necessary. By order [unsigned].

German Army High Command records, T-78 Roll 317. Supplied English translation T78_Roll_317_English_Translation.docx. Source images: 1238.jpg, 1239.jpg.