The Route of the Ninth Division Thru the NATOUSA & ETOUSA Nov 8, 1942 – June 1945

From among the first in Africa to the last in Europe – the 9th Infantry Division during World War II

This tremendous compilation of four numbered maps documents the extensive efforts of the 9th Infantry Division to defeat Axis forces and liberate Europe during the Second World War. Chronologically, the story begins at the top of the sheet, with the 39th Infantry Regiment’s landing on the shores of Algiers on November 8, 1942. The division continued to support the conquest of North Africa and was eventually sent to Italy, landing on Sicily in August of 1943 (shown in map 2, lower left). Retraining in England (map 3, lower right) was followed by landing on the shores of Normandy at Utah Beach on D-Day +4 (June 10, 1944). The march through France and Belgium into Germany can be seen in the center image, #4, and includes the notable achievement of being the first complete U.S. division across the Rhine River, crossing near Remagen in early March.

The map was designed by Cpl. A.G. Burns of the G-3 Section and reproduced (likely in Germany) by the 664th Engineer Topographic Corps in July of 1945. This particular example was reprinted somewhat later by Ninth Division Chaplain and unit historian Rev. Edward T. Connors. WorldCat notes only one example of the map, located at Texas A&M University. OCLC# 1282202886.