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24 June 1941

Summary

Completion of island infantry reinforcement

Location Details

Jersey; Guernsey; Alderney

Diary Entry

24 June 1941 Completion of island infantry reinforcement

The infantry reinforcement of the garrisons on all three islands was completed on 24 June without disruption by enemy attack from the air or sea. The formations employed were: on Guernsey, Infantry Regiment 584 of 319th Infantry Division and Machine-Gun Battalion 16; on Jersey, Infantry Regiment 582 of 319th Infantry Division, previously corps reserve; and on Alderney, one reinforced company of Infantry Regiment 277 of 83rd Infantry Division.

Source of Information 

T-314 Roll 1603, T314_Roll_1603_English_Translation.docx. Source PDF page 0019 | Original document page 2

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