WWII Rare 4th Infantry Division Map Liberation of Paris France WW2 Relic

Description

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The 4th Infantry Division assaulted the northern coast of German-held France during the
Normandy landings
, landing at
Utah Beach
, 6 June 1944. The
8th Infantry Regiment
of the 4th Infantry Division claimed being the first surface-borne
Allied
unit (as opposed to the
parachutist formations that were air-dropped earlier
) to hit the beaches at Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Relieving the isolated
82nd Airborne Division
at
Sainte-Mère-Église
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This 4th Infantry Division combat used infantry map comes from the estate of a WWII 4th Infantry Veteran that that led members of his squad across France after their landing on Utah Beaches in 1944 against the Germans. I was able to obtain 2 maps of the many brought back that were carried by the same soldier. In the photos you will see a reference photo of US infantry soldiers with a very similar map looking at their objectives in France as well as a 4th infantry soldier consulting a captured German soldier on enemy positions on a map...showing how vital of a role these maps played on the frontlines.
This map shows a guided A-Z sector grid that labels the streets and building of German occupied Paris, France. This map would have been used for objectives and building/street locations as the infantry squad
covered the right flank of the French 2nd Armoured and turned Eastward at the
Place de la Bastille
and made their way along Avenue Daumesnil heading towards the
Bois de Vincennes
during the opening liberation of France.
After the D-Day landing
as the Allies drove 400 miles into France in three weeks and liberated 10,000 square miles of French territory while inflicting 143,250 German casualties.
This is an extremely rare
1944
dated
, 1st edition, US war department map. This map is large measuring 36
inches tall x 48 inches wide
and in near mint/ very sturdy condition. This map was crated using French plans dated 1938.
A special and rare feature of this map
shows
the
detailed
strayers
and
building
s with the unique letter guided sectors of Paris. T
he Army wanted to give the infantry soldiers on the ground attacking Paris the most updated information. G
iven the grid lines and mark points t
his map would have placed in the grid map protector and carried by the 4th Infantry to
path mark and label objective points.
Reference photos in the listing are...
1. US Infantry soldiers in France looking over combat map before moving onto new objective.
2. 4th Infantry soldier with young French woman after the Allied liberation of France
The
4th US Infantry Division commanded by Raymond Barton
also entered through the Porte d'Italie in the early hours of the next day. The leading American regiments covered the right flank of the French 2nd Arm. and turned Eastward at the
Place de la Bastille
and made their way along Avenue Daumesnil heading towards the
Bois de Vincennes
. In the afternoon the British
30
had entered the
Porte d'Orléans
and then searched buildings for vital intelligence, later capturing the former Headquarters of Admiral
Karl Dönitz
, the
Château de la Muette
.