Italian Campaign

Maps in this series have been digitized from paper originals held at the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies  They have been made available to the public under the terms of the Creative Commons License, through a partnership between McMaster University and the LCMSDS


Casteldelci, Defence Overprint, 12 August 1944
Casteldelci, Defence Overprint, 12 August 1944
Overprint by 12 Polish Corps, Field Survey Company (Nadruk 12 Komp. Geograficznej., Sierpien). Annotation: "Light A.A. [anti-aircraft] defences are not shown except where sited in possible A/Tank [anti-tank] role." This annotation also appears in Polish for the benefit of the Polish II Corps fighting alongside the British and Commonwealth forces in the Italian Campaign. This map was originally held by the Department of Defence, and was acquired by the Laurier Military History Archive (LMH) from the Directorate of History and Heritage, Government of Canada, in the 1990s. Digitization and georeferencing of this map was performed at the University of Waterloo.
Macerata Feltria, Defence Overprint, 12 August 1944
Macerata Feltria, Defence Overprint, 12 August 1944
Overprint by 12 Polish Corps, Field Survey Company (Nadruk 12 Komp. Geograficznej., Sierpien). Annotation: "Light A.A. [anti-aircraft] defences are not shown except where sited in possible A/Tank [anti-tank] role." This annotation also appears in Polish for the benefit of the Polish II Corps fighting alongside the British and Commonwealth forces in the Italian Campaign. This map was originally held by the Department of Defence, and was acquired by the Laurier Military History Archive (LMH) from the Directorate of History and Heritage, Government of Canada, in the 1990s. Digitization and georeferencing of the map was performed at the University of Waterloo.
Piandimeleto, Defence Overprint, 12 August 1944
Piandimeleto, Defence Overprint, 12 August 1944
Overprint by 12 Polish Corps, Field Survey Company (Nadruk 12 Komp. Geograficznej., Sierpien). Annotation: "Light A.A. [anti-aircraft] defences are not shown except where sited in possible A/Tank [anti-tank] role." This annotation also appears in Polish for the benefit of the Polish II Corps fighting alongside the British and Commonwealth forces in the Italian Campaign. This map was originally held by the Department of Defence, and was acquired by the Laurier Military History Archive (LMH) from the Directorate of History and Heritage, Government of Canada, in the 1990s. Digitization and georeferencing of the map was performed at the University of Waterloo.
Pieve S. Stefano, Defence Overprint, 12 August 1944
Pieve S. Stefano, Defence Overprint, 12 August 1944
Overprint by 12 Polish Corps, Field Survey Company (Nadruk 12 Komp. Geograficznej., Sierpien). Annotations: "Light A.A. [anti-aircraft] defences are not shown except where sited in possible A/Tank [anti-tank] role" and "Additional ROAD Information from Air Photographs." These annotations also appear in Polish for the benefit of the Polish II Corps fighting alongside the British and Commonwealth forces in the Italian Campaign. This map was originally held by the Department of Defence, and was acquired by the Laurier Military History Archive (LMH) from the Directorate of History and Heritage, Government of Canada, in the 1990s. Digitization and georeferencing of the map was performed at the University of Waterloo.
Porto Di Pesaro, Going Overprint, August 1944
Porto Di Pesaro, Going Overprint, August 1944
Overprint information compiled and positioned by M.A.I.U. (West), G.S.I. Eighth Army. This map was originally held by the Department of Defence, and was acquired by the Laurier Military History Archive (LMH) from the Directorate of History and Heritage, Government of Canada, in the 1990s. Digitization and georeferencing of the map was performed at the University of Waterloo.
S. Ambrogio Sul Garigliano, Defence Overprint [Battle of Monte Cassino-South], 10 April 1944
S. Ambrogio Sul Garigliano, Defence Overprint [Battle of Monte Cassino-South], 10 April 1944
This map was created during the Battle of Monte Cassino and covers an area just south of the abbey, and town of Cassino. This map was originally held by the Department of Defence, and was acquired by the Laurier Military History Archive (LMH) from the Directorate of History and Heritage, Government of Canada, in the 1990s. Digitization and georeferencing of the map was performed at the University of Waterloo.
Sestino, Defence Overprint, 12 August 1944
Sestino, Defence Overprint, 12 August 1944
Overprint by 12 Polish Corps, Field Survey Company (Nadruk 12 Komp. Geograficznej., Sierpien). Annotation: "Light A.A. [anti-aircraft] defences are not shown except where sited in possible A/Tank [anti-tank] role." This annotation also appears in Polish for the benefit of the Polish II Corps fighting alongside the British and Commonwealth forces in the Italian Campaign. This map was originally held by the Department of Defence, and was acquired by the Laurier Military History Archive (LMH) from the Directorate of History and Heritage, Government of Canada, in the 1990s. Digitization and georeferencing of the map was performed at the University of Waterloo.
Terelle, Defence Overprint [Battle of Monte Cassino-North], 10 April 1944
Terelle, Defence Overprint [Battle of Monte Cassino-North], 10 April 1944
This map was produced during the Battle of Monte Cassino (January 19 to May 19, 1944) and covers the area just north of the abbey, and the town of Cassino. This map was originally held by the Department of Defence, and was acquired by the Laurier Military History Archive (LMH) from the Directorate of History and Heritage, Government of Canada, in the 1990s. Digitization and georeferencing of the map was performed at the University of Waterloo.