On mobilisation, divisional staffs took the field, leaving no-one to maintain the local administration.
The speed of their advance was such that a party of German officers and some divisional staff were captured while eating breakfast.
Gruppenführer gathered the members of the divisional staff and launched a counter attack.
His divisional staff gave him the further nickname of "Barbara", the reason for which is no longer known.
The divisional staff had already arrived and I was at once summoned to Colonel Zollenkopf.
The divisional staff had alreadt been moved to the 362nd Infantry.
The divisional staff comprised 50 officers, 54 NCOs and soldiers.
The surviving divisional staff officers went down with the liner Goya on 17 April 1945.
When a new divisional commander was appointed, Farran remained with the divisional staff.
The divisional staff began combat training of the Airborne Troops on 5 August 1946.