-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Help with WWII map information Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 01:40:13 -0500 From: Dave Broer <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ I have a WWII map published by the War Department in 1944 that I'm wondering if anyone has any information about. The map is a two sided map, with one side being a color topographic 1:250,000 map entitled Cherbourg & Caen. The other side is B&W rudimentary map of the same area with typed field notes such as 'high ground overlooking the town' or 'flooded area'. There are additional notes such as 'Don't depend of roads until you capture them...never under estimate your enemy' and descriptions of each town. This map is obviously of the area in the D-Day invasion, but I have yet to find another copy in searches I have done. I'm wondering if this was a map that was issued to soldiers on D-Day, and if so, which soldiers would have been given a copy? It's a standard sized sheet and is not pocket sized. I acquired the maps along with other maps, such as Michelin maps of that area in France where someone had penciled in lines of battle. I also found several other color topo maps of that area. Also of note, the map is one of those 'upside down' maps that was recently discussed. North is on the bottom of the map and south is at the top. I also have two Michelin maps that I'm not sure about. One in particular is entitled 'Allemagne Est' (#163) and is dated 1945. What is particularly interesting is that it was published in France and covers the area west of Berlin (mostly Poland, but parts of Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary). The back of the map is not blank as most maps are. It features a German map of part of England with a big red X across the whole sheet. The map itself is english, but there are notes in German printed in the collar. I have two maps like this, the other covers western Germany. Are there any readers who have either of these maps in their collection or anyone that can shed some light on their origins and uses? I'd really appreciate any insight that could be offered. Dave Broer Director/Map Librarian Broer Map Library [log in to unmask] http://www.broermaps.org/