Over the Rhine with the 79th Infantry Division, 17 Feb to 9 May 1945 /
"So, from Pont-a-Mousson through Luxembourg, over the bloody ground of the Ardennes Bulge, through Liege to Tongeren, in Belgium. Some by train and some by truck, the division moved into place behind the Ninth Army. Passes to Brussels and Liege--'Ja, ja' instead of 'Oui, oui....
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| Format: | Map |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
[publisher not identified],
[not before 1945]
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| Online Access: | http://digitalarchives.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16630coll2/id/1570 |
| Summary: | "So, from Pont-a-Mousson through Luxembourg, over the bloody ground of the Ardennes Bulge, through Liege to Tongeren, in Belgium. Some by train and some by truck, the division moved into place behind the Ninth Army. Passes to Brussels and Liege--'Ja, ja' instead of 'Oui, oui.'"--Bottom left corner |
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| Item Description: | Map no. 4 [of 4]. Cartographer names from facsimile signatures lower right corner. Illustrated with two colored vignettes, one of troops constructing pontoon bridges under fire on a river, the other of soldiers stacking supplies observed by groups of civilians carrying colored flags of European countries being administered by Allies after the end of World War II. Printed in large outline letters in margin surrounding map (reading clockwise): Pont-A-Mousson, Luxembourg, Liege, Tongeren, Maastricht, Erkelenz, Hoensbroek, Lintfort, Rhine, Dinslaken, Walsum, Hamborn, Gelsenkrocken, Essen, Mulheim, Bochum, Herne, Recklinghausen, Dorstend. "And on May 9, 'Victory in Europe Day, ' the 79th Division was engaged in government of more than 1000 square miles of the industrial Ruhr Valley. Each man was filled with pride in his combat record and confident in the future."--Top right corner "Maj Gen I.T. Wyche, Commanding". |
| Physical Description: | 1 map : color ; 67 x 86 cm |