25 February 1944

25 February 1944 Vehicles transferred from the islands to Saint Malo

24–25 February Major Pawlowski and Government Construction Councillor Meyer visit Rennes, St-Malo, Granville and Fougères. 1) Vehicles from Channel Islands. Rennes: Army Vehicle Park 528 still holds 26 cars; 265th Infantry Division receives these for mobility. St-Malo outstation of Park 528: during 21–25 February, nine trucks, 24 delivery vans, 60 cars and one motorcycle arrive from Channel Islands and are taken over. Following inspection, six trucks and fifteen vans can be operational in about eight days, 4 March. Repairs to remaining trucks/vans expected to take longer. Cars not yet checked. Vehicles at Hopmann workshop.

[PDF page 890] 25 February continued. Granville: no vehicles from Channel Islands yet arrived. Park 528 has prepared to receive and park arriving vehicles.

T-312 Roll 1570, Seventh Army records. Supplied English translation T312_R1570_English_Translation.docx. PDF pages 889–890; visit of 24–25 February 1944. Selected island-related extract; PDF page numbers refer to the source reel as numbered in the supplied translation.