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[Detail] [June 8, 1944], HQ Twelfth Army Group situation map. About this image
Collection Overview
The World War II Military Situation Map Collection provides over 400 maps and 115 reports that document troop positions in the European theater of battle between the years of 1944-1945. These materials document the plans of the American military leadership as they marched toward Germany and the situations they faced on the battlefield.
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Historical Eras
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- The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
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- FSA-OWI Photograph Collection
- Map Collections 1500-2000: Military Battles and Campaigns
- Posters from the WPA
- After the Day of Infamy
- Women Come to the Front
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Last Updated: 06/12/2009