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Map of the Pacific Theater

Map of the Pacific Theater
Accession Number
M1777
Printer-Friendly Version
Cartographer
Army Information Branch, Army Service Forces, War Department.
Keywords
World War, 1939-1945
Photo Color
Color
Physical Size
35 X 47 inches
Related Collection (Plain)
Thirty-Fifth Division Association Records
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Scale
2 inches = 500 miles. Leyte: 3 inches = 20 miles. Third Army Offensive: 5 inches = 25 miles. Western Front: 2 1/2 inches = 50 miles. Eastern Front: 2 inches = 30 miles
TIF Identifier
M1777.tif
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Credit: Army Information Branch, Army Service Forces, War Department.

Courtesy Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, Independence, Missouri.

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Description

An American map titled "Newsmap for the Armed Forces: Monday, November 20, 1944." The map of the Pacific theater shows railroads, rivers, relief, international boundaries, and the Burma Road. The map also highlights activity at Leyte Island in the Philippines, an Allied strike near Bhamo, Burma, the evacuation and destruction of Liuchow Air Base by the Fourteenth USAAF, and B-29 strikes on Kyushu, Japan, Nanking, China, and Shanghai, China. The map of Leyte Island shows roads, rivers, and points of American and Japanese activity. The map focusing on an American Third Army offensive shows roads, rivers, canals, international boundaries, battle lines, and points of Allied activity near Thionville, Briey, Maizieres, Metz, Verny, Chateau Salins, Rambervillers, and St. Die, France. The map of the Western front shows railroads, roads, rivers, canals, international boundaries, battle lines, and highlights the area covered on the Third Army offensive map. The map of the Eastern front, focusing on Hungary, shows railroads, roads, rivers, and points of Soviet activity near Budapest and Miskolc. Printed text reveals news on mulitiple fronts. Printed text on the back, accompanied by photographs, describe the efforts of the American Army Engineer Special Brigades. This section is titled "Amphibian Armies."

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