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1 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) World War, 1939-1945--Naval Operations, British--Maps.

  1. Inter-Service Topographical Department World War II map collection

    1045 items. 1045 maps, aerial photographs, and drawings. 130 folders. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Inter-Service Topographic Department collection contains 1045 maps, aerial photographs, and drawings from World War II. The ISTD (1940-1946) was a joint British army and navy program that supplied topographic intelligence for all combined British military operations. The department was created following the failed British invasion of Norway (April 9 - May 9, 1940), during which British army and navy intelligence units operated independently rather than collaboratively.