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Ste. Mère Église defences

Author
Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section., cartographer
Title
Ste. Mère Église defences / compiled from air photographs on a control provided by existing French triangulation.
Edition
Stop Press edition of 20 May 1944.
Second edition (Apr. 44).
Publication
[London] : [War Office], [1944]
Physical Description
1 map : color ; 39 x 59 cm.
Cartographic Detail
Scale 1:25,000 ; Lambert (modified) conical orthomorphic projection (W 01°27ʹ23ʺ--W 01°14ʹ35ʺ/N 49°26ʹ15ʺ--N 49°20ʹ53ʺ).
Local Notes
BEIN 11hd 1944M-2: Stained and partially mutilated. Bigot copy no. 437. "Apr/44/16 M.R.S./323" overprinted in blue.
Notes
Shows roads, bridges, railroads, power cables, rivers, streams, canals, and other features of interest. Includes overprint in red, blue, and purple showing defense information.
"Information as at 19 May 44."
"Top Secret until issued for briefing ground troops thereafter Secret."
"Co. B 660th Engrs. U.S.A."
"May/44/16 M.R.S./323."
Relief shown by contours.
Includes index to adjoining sheets and incidence of 1:50,000 sheets.
"Defence legend" on verso.
Variant and related titles
Defences, Ste. Mère Église
Sainte Mère Église defences
Format
Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 13, 2013
Series
Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section. France 1:25,000 ; sheet no. 31/18 N.E.
GSGS (Series) ; 4347
France 1:25,000 ; sheet no. 31/18 N.E.
G.S.G.S. ; 4347
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy > Maps.
Manche (France) > Maps.
Sainte-Mère-Eglise (France) > Maps.
Genre/Form
Military maps
Also listed under
United States. Army. Engineer Topographic Battalion, 660th
England London
Bookmark As
https://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/11258081
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