Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 295th week of the war, 177th week of U.S. participation

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Front: Maps show military activities throughout Europe, China, and the Philippines during the week. Inset map: Pacific action Photograph: U.S. Sixty-Ninth Division Infantrymen greet Red Army soldiers on the Elbe River bridge at Torgau. Accompanied by timeline showing dates, key cities, and mileage for both armies to meet. Back: [oblique col. map]: Japan from Siberia.

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3 maps on 1 sheet : b&w and blue ; sheet, 90 x 120 cm. ; scales vary

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[United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch. May 7, 1945.

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This poster is part of the collection entitled: World War Two Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 425 times. More information about this poster can be viewed below.

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  • Main Title: Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 295th week of the war, 177th week of U.S. participation
  • Added Title: Newsmap. Monday, 7 May, 1945 : week of 24 April to 1 May, 295th week of the war, 177th week of U.S. participation
  • Series Title: Newsmap
  • Added Title: Newsmap ; v. 4, no. 3
  • Added Title: U.S. - Soviet Armies Join
  • Added Title: Japan from Siberia

Description

Front: Maps show military activities throughout Europe, China, and the Philippines during the week. Inset map: Pacific action

Photograph: U.S. Sixty-Ninth Division Infantrymen greet Red Army soldiers on the Elbe River bridge at Torgau. Accompanied by timeline showing dates, key cities, and mileage for both armies to meet.

Back: [oblique col. map]: Japan from Siberia.

Physical Description

3 maps on 1 sheet : b&w and blue ; sheet, 90 x 120 cm. ; scales vary

Notes

Front: "Volume IV No. 3F"
"Prepared from public sources of information"
"U.S. Government Printing Office : 1944 - 591000"

Back: "Volume IV No. 3B"

Listed in 1945 Monthly Catalog, p. 811.

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  • OCLC: 60529967
  • Government Documents No.: W 109.207:4/3
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc846

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  • Publication Title: Newsmap
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 3

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World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

World War Two Newsmaps

The Newsmaps were published by the U.S. War Department during World War II. They usually feature maps displaying the theaters of conflict, and often include narrative descriptions of war-related events. Some feature photographic essays or poster-like designs on themes such as enemy insignias, demobilization, and farm loans.

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  • May 7, 1945

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  • Oct. 19, 2006, 10:31 p.m.

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  • April 16, 2019, 12:57 p.m.

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[United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch. Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 295th week of the war, 177th week of U.S. participation, poster, May 7, 1945; New York, N. Y.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc846/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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