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Maps!!!

Dave! · 2008-04-03 10:23:46

Hey folks :), Good to see this forum has been made! I thought it would be pretty interesting to see some of the maps of operations, invasions, etc., from WW2. I remember seeing a very detailed map of operation overlord/D-Day landings in Normandy. A search on Google doesn't reveal the one I was looking for, but a good one…

03-04-2008 10:23am

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Hey folks ,

Good to see this forum has been made!

I thought it would be pretty interesting to see some of the maps of operations, invasions, etc., from WW2. I remember seeing a very detailed map of operation overlord/D-Day landings in Normandy. A search on Google doesn't reveal the one I was looking for, but a good one none the less (high resolution, beware!):

http://www.internet-esq.com/ussaugusta/overlord/overlordmap1.jpg

So folks feel free to post any others you have!

edit:

Here's one of Barbarosa (German invasion of the Soviet Union):
http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st/~herrinton/june22.jpg

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#2 03-04-2008 1:48pm

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Hey Dave,
good starter, I was wondering if you or anyone else had a key to the maps (re. unit formations ete etc) for that era. Im guessing they have changed in the last 60odd year.
Cheers

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#3 03-04-2008 4:38pm

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Here's information and maps to the landings where I live, "Operation Dragoon" Alpha Beach Cavalaire-sur-mer on 15th Aug 1944.

Here's some more linky.

When I get a chance I'll put up some photos of the local monuments etc.

It's really weird to walk down a beach and imagine stepping over bodies and equipment when everybody around is sunning themselves and having fun.

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#4 03-04-2008 9:36pm

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Operation Market Garden

Best Map I could find unfortunately :mad:

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#5 03-04-2008 9:51pm

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Unit counters are fairly similar, most post war maps use nato counters and American wartime maps are very similar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APP-6a

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#6 03-04-2008 10:39pm

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Operation Bagration, the most crushing defeat of the entire war and only barely second behind Kursk in my opinion.

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#7 03-04-2008 10:44pm

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These are my grandad's and are from the field. There's a transcript to go with them which I'll post in a new thread when I get it typed up.

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#8 03-04-2008 11:06pm

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Wow tricky man, they're great, fair play

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#9 04-04-2008 12:08am

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Excellent maps, tricky D.

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#10 04-04-2008 12:23am

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Great maps tricky. I'm looking forward to reading the transcript.

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#11 04-04-2008 12:36am

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cheers gents. I'll try to finish them tomorrow so. The transcript puts the maps much more into context.

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#12 04-04-2008 5:20pm

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Thanks tricky, the maps are great. I'm looking forward to see the transcripts.

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#13 04-04-2008 5:27pm

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tis over in Tales from the Trenches

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#14 04-04-2008 7:30pm

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Excellent maps, tricky d. It's a treat to see something like that.

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