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Map of the Western Front

Map of the Western Front
Accession Number
M1770
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Cartographer
Army Information Branch, Army Service Forces, War Department.
Keywords
World War, 1939-1945
Photo Color
Color
Physical Size
35 X 47 inches
Related Collection (Plain)
Thirty-Fifth Division Association Records
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Scale
8 inches = 100 miles. European Theater: 4 1/2 inches = 400 miles. Southwest Japan: 3 1/2 inches = 200 miles
TIF Identifier
M1770.tif
Rights

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Credit: Army Information Branch, Army Service Forces, War Department.

Courtesy Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, Independence, Missouri.

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Description

An American map titled "Newsmap for the Armed Forces: Monday, August 28, 1944." The map of the Western front shows rivers, roads, international boundries, battle lines, and points of Allied activity near Nantes, Caen, and the Seine River. The map of the European theater shows railroads, rivers, international boundaries, the German border as of 1938, areas under Allied and German control, and countries maintaining neutrality. The map of southwest Japan shows railroads, rivers, relief, and other details. Printed text reveals news on multiple fronts. Printed text on the back, accompanied by a drawing of a helmet, warns soldiers to be alert for booby traps. The text reads in part: "One way to 'blow your top'--but for good--is to be booby-trapped."

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