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[Venlo, Battle of Overloon], Going Map 'G' (Rhine), 28 September 1944

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Operation Aintree--Battle of Overloon in preparation for the Rhineland Campaign. This is what was referred to as a "Going" map. It is based on the geology of an area as well as the topography and is produced for those situations where off-road, overland routes might need to be taken by tanks and heavy vehicles. 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.

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Title
[Venlo, Battle of Overloon], Going Map 'G' (Rhine), 28 September 1944: Holland & Germany
Creator
Subject
World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945--Western Europe--World War, 1939-1945
Description
Operation Aintree--Battle of Overloon in preparation for the Rhineland Campaign. This is what was referred to as a "Going" map. It is based on the geology of an area as well as the topography and is produced for those situations where off-road, overland routes might need to be taken by tanks and heavy vehicles. 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.
Publisher
War Office
Contributor
Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section.
Date
1944-09-28
Type
topographic maps
Format
1:25,000, map, image/tif
Identifier
local: LCMSDS_WW2_GoingOvrPrnt_Rhine_1944
Source
Language
eng
Relation
Coverage
Western Europe, Europe--Netherlands--Rhine River--Venlo, latitude 51.34603414 ; longitude 6.240124586, World War, 1939-1945
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