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Map HQ Twelfth Army Group situation map : [Battle of the Bulge--France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany]

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Title

  • HQ Twelfth Army Group situation map : [Battle of the Bulge--France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany]

Names

  • Allied Forces. Army Group, 12th. Engineer Section.
  • United States. Army. Army Group, 1st. Headquarters.

Created / Published

  • [England?] : Twelfth Army Group, [1944-1945]

Headings

  • -  Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945--Maps
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front--Maps
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany--Maps
  • -  Europe
  • -  Germany

Notes

  • -  Each quadrangle sheet shows the position of the 12th Army Group and adjacent Allied Forces and of the German units for each day from D-Day (6 June 1944) thru 26 July 1945.
  • -  Date of situation printed on each sheet, e.g.: Situation 2400 hrs. 6 June 1944 HQ. FUSAG -- Situation 1200 hrs. 2 January 1945 Twelfth Army Group -- Situation as of 261200 July 1945.
  • -  Later sheets cover Germany only.
  • -  Relief shown by spot heights.
  • -  Common title does not appear on all sheets.
  • -  Base-map titles differ: 12 AG outline maps 1:500,000 -- 12th Army Group outline maps 1:1,000,000 -- 12th Army Group outline map 1:1,400,000. Some sheets have no base-map title.
  • -  Troop-position information overprinted on base maps at scales of 1:400,000, 1:500,000, 1:1,000,000, 1:1,400,000, and 1:1,500,000.
  • -  Map projections differ: Projection-Europe (air) conical orthomorphic -- Albers conical equal-area projection.
  • -  Former security classification: Secret (officially declassified 18 June 1979).
  • -  Sheets accompanied by a declassified "G-3 Report," giving detailed information on troop positions begin 4 Mar. 1944 and end 26 July 1945. Various pagings ; 33 x 21 cm.
  • -  Surplus map stock overprinted "Void" on verso of some sheets.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  To view a "G-3 Report," download the corresponding PDF (images 272-416)

Medium

  • 412 maps : col. ; 52 x 54 cm. or smaller.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G5701.S7 svar .A4

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2001628569

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Allied Forces. Army Group, 12Th. Engineer Section, and 1St. Headquarters United States Army. Army Group. HQ Twelfth Army Group situation map: Battle of the Bulge--France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany. [England?: Twelfth Army Group, to 1945, 1944] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2001628569/.

APA citation style:

Allied Forces. Army Group, 1. E. S. & United States Army. Army Group, 1. H. (1944) HQ Twelfth Army Group situation map: Battle of the Bulge--France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany. [England?: Twelfth Army Group, to 1945] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2001628569/.

MLA citation style:

Allied Forces. Army Group, 12Th. Engineer Section, and 1St. Headquarters United States Army. Army Group. HQ Twelfth Army Group situation map: Battle of the Bulge--France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany. [England?: Twelfth Army Group, to 1945, 1944] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2001628569/>.