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Map of the Western Front

Map of the Western Front
Accession Number
M1778
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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
3 3/4 inches = 40 miles. Japan: 3 1/2 inches = 200 miles. Inset of Tokyo: 2 1/2 inches = 5 miles. Inset of the Southwest Pacific: 1 inch = 500 miles. Burma: 2 1/2 inches = 100 miles
TIF Identifier
M1778.tif
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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, December 4, 1944." The map of the Western front shows roads, rivers, international boundaries, and points of Allied activity. The map of Japan shows railroads, roads, rivers, and other details. Printed text on this map reads: "Saipan-based superfortresses strike Tokyo twice within four days." The inset of Tokyo shows railroads, roads, rivers, city limits, city districts, and areas of strategic importance. The inset of the southwest Pacific shows the distance from Saipan in the Marianas Islands to Tokyo. The map of the front in Burma and China shows railroads, roads, rivers, relief, international boundaries, the Burma Road, and points of Allied activity. Printed text reveals news on multiple fronts. Printed text and photographs on the back describe the efforts of the United States Army Medical Department. This section, titled "These Guys are O.K.," reads in part: "never in the history of war has there been anything even remotely approaching the marvelous record of achievement of our Army Medical Department."

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