Ministry of War (Army Ministry) Copenhagen 10 April 1940/ 2 February 1864 10 AM
Leaving the meeting General Prior went to his Office in the War Ministry(Party to Ministry of Defence) to oversee events.
Arriving he called up the General Staff to issue orders to Colonel Harz, 2. Regiment at Haderslev 50 km's to the North of the Border that he had been promoted to Commander Army Forces South Jutland comprising his own Regiment, 6. Regiment, the Anti-Tank Engineers Regiment, 14 Anti-Aircraft Battalion and other Army units and Schools in area such as the 8. Artillery Battalion 3. Motorized Battery; to move his troops manouevre units to the Border to be ready to cross these into Slesvig, if and when Prussian or Austrian troops would attack the 1864 Army there, to reinforce the 1864 Army in its current positions.
Harz would conduct operations in Area until the arrival of Jutland Division upon which Operational Control of Army Forces South Jutland would be assumed by the Division.
Harz would maintain the Anti-Tank Engineers Regimental Staff at Töndern to be able to support the eventual deployment of 2. Squadron Army Airservice there and to be able to keep up training the new conscripts and mobilized personnel.
Colonel R.L.M. Mikkelsen of 6. Regiment to assume Operational Command of Army Forces South Jutland.
Colonel A. Poulsen of Anti-Tank Engineers Regiment responsible for rear area operations mobilization to further which the Infantry NCO School at Sønderborg is placed under his Command and liaison with incoming Army Units.
Colonel S.B. Paludan-Müller to advance the Border Gendarmerie south on orders.
DSB(Danish State Railways) notified of eventual requisitions of Troop Transports.
To:
Div. Commander Maj.Gen. F.C. Essemann,
Col. A.C.J.A. Harz, 2. Regiment,
Col. R.L.M. Mikkelsen, 6. Regiment,
Col. A. Poulsen, Anti-Tank Engineers Regiment,
Col. H.E. Christensen, Sønderborg,
Col. S.B. Paludan-Müller, Border Gendarmeri,
Lt.Col. L.T. Kongstorp, 14. Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion,
3. Artillery Regiment, 8. Battalion, 3. Battery.
General Prior then drew up orders for Jutland Division to move the mobilized force south to take up position in South Jutland pending the move south of Army Forces South Jutland; Motorized units given first priority including Motorized Artillery formations.
The liaison Officers at Schleswig HQ of General de Meza 1864 Army was notified of Government decision to only advance 1940 troops across the border once shooting had begun. Also to inform General de Meza that the 1940 troops would be ready for Motorized march south at 10 AM 2 February 1864 time – 10 April 1940 time.
First responder was Col. Harz – all blood and guts – having readied his Command he was going to draw it together at Padborg for moving into Slesvig. The Advance Guard would be the 2. Anti-Tank Regiment Battalion along 3. Battery/8. Light Battalion/3. Artillery Regiment to be rushed to Mysunde to repel the Prussian assault.
2. and 6. Regiment Infantry Battalions and Gun Battery, Anti-Tank Regiment NCO-School and 14. Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion to follow going to Schleswig to bolster main defences and detach 4. Battalion to guard the West Coast area.
General Essemann, Jutland Divison second to inform that he would use the day to have his formations moved by train to Tinglev, South Jutland and then form two Brigades of his Regiments to later reform Army Forces South Jutland as a third Brigade.
General Prior looked into the wall – what have I done? Making Harz a Brigadier! Well now he had the chance to show more than critical utterances.
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Col. Harz inspect the wounded of the 9 April 1940 fighting - handing out gifts of honor.
I think the cat is definitely among the pigeons. Of course von Kühbeck or his superiors might suspect that Munch is deliberately spreading rumours to divide their opponents and to a degree that' true. It just so happens that those rumours are - at least OTL - accurate and I suspect the Danish army will quickly be showing that they don't actually need such divisions to defend their country.