"General,
The situation of our 7th Army is critical: the strong pressure of the enemy on St. Petersburg. Lo threatens to cut it completely and destroy it. The Fuhrer demands that we keep our position at all costs.

Operational tasks:
- Items around St. Lo: 266, 343, 352 Inf. Div. And PanzerLehr.
- To the south-east approaches to Tessay-sur-Vire and Torigni-sur-Vire defend the Second Parachute Corps.
- Items west of St. Lo: 265, 243 Div. Div., 91 Luft. Div., 17SS Gotz von Berlichingen and 2SS Das Reich.
- 12SS Hitlerjugend remains in the deception.

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel "
