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Booklet
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36-page booklet describes the duties of the pilots and the photo lab
capabilities. |
ITEM 1 |
Prepared by the Reconnaissance Organization
Serving the First Army 1944
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30th Photo RCN.SQ., 67th TAC.RCN.GP., France
1944 |
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Aerial Photographs
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15 aerial photographs of France and Germany. Photographs used to help create maps. |
ITEM 2 |
Photograph of France Sheet 34/18. SE 1944
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See: Map France 100,000 "Bayeux, St. Lo, Vire" Road
Map 23. |
ITEM 3-8 |
Six Photographs of "Rhine River Bank Study" Map
1944
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See: Map "Rhine River Study" Sheet G. |
ITEM 9-12 |
Four Photographs of Koblenz, Germany, 1:25,000
Sheet 5611 1944
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See: Map "Koblenz" Sheet 5611. |
ITEM 13-16 |
Four Photographs of the Ruhr River Sheet 5611
1944
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Photo Maps
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Crozier: "All maps were compiled from aerial photos created by the 30th photo
reeonnaisanoe squadron flying P-38s Lightning. The scale depends on the height in
which the sortie took place. Cameras ranged from 24 inch for mappinq to 36-40 inch
for larqe scale. Shutter speads were extremely fast in their time- up to 1/800
second." |
ITEM 17 |
Cherbourg, Sheet E-24 1944
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1:25,000 |
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"As I recall, our first combat field map printed while in England,
highlighting primary and secondary roads and railroads. Note how secondary
roads often dead end!" Gridded map Restricted |
ITEM 18 |
Northwestern Germany Photomap, Series Z, Sheet
Q-13 1945
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1:10,000 |
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Shows Rhine River turn at Neuwied. |
ITEM 19 |
Rhine River Photomap, Section X, Sheet B-5
1944
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1:9,000 |
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Rhine River at Koeln. |
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France Field Operational Road Maps
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Five maps showing roads and railroads in Normandy and adjacent areas. Towns and cities indicate population size. |
ITEM 20 |
Bayeux, St. Lo, Vire, Road Map Sheet No. 23
1944
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1:100,000 |
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Crozier: "This map shows the three Omaha Beach
critical military, first day objectives, i.e.: Town of Isigny, Trevieres, and
Pointe de Hoc Fort at St. Pierre de Mont. All fell on June 6; St. Lo fell on
July 18." |
ITEM 21 |
Vire, Domfront, Mayenne, Road Map Sheet No. 44
1944
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1:100,000 |
ITEM 22 |
Alencon, Argentan, La Ferte-Mace, Road Map
Sheet No. 45 1944
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1:100,000 |
ITEM 23 |
Mamers, Laigle, Nogent, Le-Rotrou, Road Map
Sheet No. 46 1944
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1:100,000 |
ITEM 24 |
Dreux, Verneuil, Nogent-Le-Rotrou, Road Map
Sheet No. 47 1944
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1:100,000 |
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Captured German Maps Depicting Caen and
Surrounding Regions
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Two captured German maps. |
ITEM 25 |
Bildplan, Balleroy, Frankreich 1:25,000,
XIV-12/3-4, Balleroy Nr. 3-4 1943
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1:25,000 |
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Verm. u. Kart. Abt. 501. Reverse signed by Crozier |
ITEM 26 |
Deutsche Heerskarte, Caen, Frankreich
1:200,000, Nr. 14 1944
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1:200,000 |
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Crozier; "Captured German map showing all our allied beachheads. Dated shortly
before invasion. Reverse signed by Crozier Colored map with legend in German. |
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Celebratory Maps of First United States
Army in Europe
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Two celebratory maps. |
ITEM 27 |
Operations of First United States Army in
Europe, June 6, 1944 to May 9, 1945 1945
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Maps depicts the drive from Normandy to Leipzeig, including the Normandy
assault, St. Lo, Northern France pursuit, Siegfried Line, Ardennes
Counteroffensive, Crossing of the Rhine, and Ruhr Pocket. Names of commanding officers on border. Divisional crests illustrated. |
ITEM 28 |
Special Map Showing Contact Between Gen.
Hodges' First U.S. Army and Gen. Jadov's Fifth U.S.S.R. Army, 25 April 1945
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Crozier: "U.S./Russian [contact] at the Elbe. Rare. Perhaps 300 printed." From map: Elements of 69th U.S. Division met elements of 58th U.S.S.R.
Division at Torgau, Germany 25 April 1954 at 1640b. German Twelfth Army depicted. |
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Various War Maps
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ITEM 29 |
Rhine River Bank Study G
1945
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1:12,500 |
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North of Koeln Wall height along bank, river width and deep, jetty and harbors depicted. |
ITEM 30 |
Innsbruck and Environs
1944
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1:9,000 |
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City street map Reverse list buildings and street index |
ITEM 31 |
Road and Bridge Data - First U.S. Army,
Nideggen, Germany 1:25,000, Sheet 5304 1944
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1:25,000 |
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Includes legend and index |
ITEM 32 |
Dresden, Germany 1:300,000, Sheet N52 1945
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1:300,000 |
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Copied from a German road map dated 1938.
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ITEM 33 |
Cadzand 1, Holland 1:25,000, Sheet 451-1 1943
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1:25:000 |
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Legend and glossary |
ITEM 34 |
Cadzand 2, Holland 1:25,000, Sheet 451-2 1943
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1:25:000 |
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Legend and glossary |
ITEM 35 |
Koblenz, Germany 1:25,000, Sheet 5611 1944
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1:25,000 |
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Legend, abbreviations, index |
ITEM 36 |
Theix, France 1:25,000, Sheet No. 22/30 S.W.
1944
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1:25,000 |