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(Tatigkeitsberichte) and their annexes (Anlagen) of the Operations(la) and Intelligence (ic) staff sections, wherever available,were filmed in entirety. A few records of the Supply, Administrative,Medical, Personnel, and Judge Advocate staff sectionsassigned to division headquarters were filmed for thoseunits whose operations and intelligence files were incompleteor missing. Map annexes (Kartenanlagen) consisting exclusivelyof large maps difficult to put on microfilm were generallyomitted; maps interspersed among and integrated with the textualrecords were filmed in several overlapping sections, which,along with the loss of color markings, detracts considerablyfrom their value and ease of use.A unit history precedes the file item listing for each division.These histories are a revised and expanded form of the shorterunit histories filmed at the beginning of every roll reproducingthe records of each unit. The unit histories are based oninformation found in the records, in the Potsdam catalogs, andon contemporary German daily situation maps, supplementing orcorrecting the brief histories given in the Order of Battle ofthe German Army. War Department, Washington, March 1945. Adata card describing each filmed record item has been fiJjnedimmediately preceding the folder it describes, and the cardsfor all folders on one roll of film are again filmed as afinding aid at the beginning of that roll. The informationcontained on these cards was used as a reference in compilingdescriptive entries for the Guide, but considerable revisionwas undertaken because so many of these card descriptionswere prepared hastily to maintain pace with filming andrestitution schedules.The term "Roll" in the Guide refers to the sequence of the film;"1st Frame" gives the frame number of the first page of the folder;"Item No." is the identification symbol on the original folder.The "Item" provides (a) the abbreviation of the staff sectionthat originated the document, (b) the title appearing on thefolder cover, and (c.) .additional information providing a generaldescription of the contents. The inclusive dates of the file,item are given under a "Date" column.The original records, filmed and unfilmed, have been returned tothe Federal Republic of Germany for deposit in the Bundesarchiv-Militararchiv in Freiburg. The master negatives of MicrocopyT-315 have been deposited with the Publications Sales Branch,National Archives, Washington, D.C. 204-08, from which copiesof specific rolls may be purchased. Reference copies may beconsulted in the microfilm reading room of the National Archives.For suggestions for citing microfilm see page 140.The descriptions in this Guide were prepared by Anton F. Grassl,"George Wagner, Petronilla Hawes, and Ignaz Ernst under the supervision'of Donald E. Spencer.ROBERT WOLFE . 'Specialist for Modern European HistoryIV