Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 275th week of the war, 157th week of U.S. participation

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Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Western front battle, Pressure on Budapest, German attack in Italy, Ormoc Falls: B-20s active, Far Eastern front. Maps: European front, The Saar, Hungarian front, Pacific action, Leyte area. Back: Text highlights "Preventive Maintenance" and describes the need to take care of ordnance equipment and "keep 'em rolling." Illustrations of 18 types of mobile ordnance are labeled.

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5 maps on 1 sheet : col. ; sheet 90 x 120 cm. ; scales vary

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[United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch. December 18, 1944.

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  • Main Title: Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 275th week of the war, 157th week of U.S. participation
  • Added Title: Newsmap ; v. 3, no. 35
  • Series Title: Newsmap
  • Added Title: Newsmap. Monday, 18 December, 1944 : week of 6 December to 13 December, 275th week of the war, 157th week of U.S. participation
  • Added Title: Mobile Ordnance Speeds Victory! Keep 'Em Rolling

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Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Western front battle, Pressure on Budapest, German attack in Italy, Ormoc Falls: B-20s active, Far Eastern front.

Maps: European front, The Saar, Hungarian front, Pacific action,
Leyte area.

Back: Text highlights "Preventive Maintenance" and describes the need to take care of ordnance equipment and "keep 'em rolling." Illustrations of 18 types of mobile ordnance are labeled.

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5 maps on 1 sheet : col. ; sheet 90 x 120 cm. ; scales vary

Notes

Front: "Volume III No. 35F"

"Prepared from public sources of information."

"U.S. Government Printing Office : 1944 - 591000"

Back: "Volume III No. 35B"

Listed in 1945 Monthly Catalog, p. 136.

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  • OCLC: 62206773
  • Government Documents No.: W 109.207:3/35
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc892

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  • Publication Title: Newsmap
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 35

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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.

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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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  • December 18, 1944

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  • April 15, 2019, 9:03 p.m.

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[United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch. Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 275th week of the war, 157th week of U.S. participation, poster, December 18, 1944; New York, N.Y.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc892/: accessed May 20, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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