Description: Comes with C.O.A. Printed in March 1945, this incredible original WWII combat operations map was specially created and used by U.S. infantry and armored divisions during the Western Allied invasion of Germany in the Western Front of the European theatre of World War II. These maps were often revised and printed in the theater of operation using the most updated Allied Ariel photography and Royal Air Force reconnaissance photos. This ‘SECOND EDITION AEF’ map was revised using Allied aerial reconnaissance photos from APRIL, JULY, SEPTEMBER, and OCTOBER of 1944. This specific map type was favored and most popular and was used as the map in the most intense battlefields of the ETO. This map would have been a key element in the elimination of German Tiger tanks, German infantry, and various other German fortifications during the final months of World War II.This map was used by U.S. divisions shortly following the Battle of Kassel and later push towards the Weser River. The Battle of Kassel was a four-day struggle between the U.S. Army and the German Army in April 1945 as Allied forces pushed deeper into Germany. If time and information allowed there would be ‘SECRET’ overprints done on these exact maps to provide infantry and armor and divisions with even more information regarding German fortifications and gun emplacements.This original World War II map would have been vital to US infantry and armored division success as they pushed farther into Germany before the German armed forces surrendered unconditionally in the west on May 7 and in the east on May 9, 1945.
Price: 765 USD
Location: Bloomington, Illinois
End Time: 2024-12-28T19:48:52.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9.5 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Theme: Militaria
Original/Reproduction: Original
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
