ORIGINAL WW2 CAPTURED GERMAN HEERESKARTE map entitled ALBONA (LABIN)

This original military map comes from a large batch of German and Japanese examples captured by the US Army during WW2. They were assessed, processed and held by the US ARMY MAP SERVICE before eventually being donated to a prominent University. After more than 60 years in their archives, the maps were recently'deaccessioned' and offered for sale. Most have official military ink stamps of some kind or other, but none of them were ever stamped by the University. The example offered here is a "DEUTSCHE HEERESKARTE" (German Army Map) entitled "ALBONA".

It's headed "Nur für den Dienstgebrauch" (equivalent to a "RESTRICTED" British military map) and. Was printed at the detailed scale of 1:25,000 in October 1943.

A'Provisional Edition' was clearly. A direct result of Italy's armistice with the Allies, after which Germany assumed control of all Italian held territory. Following the map's capture, a six digit reference number has been pencilled in the bottom right corner by the.

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