The Route of the Ninth Division Thru the NATOUSA & ETOUSA Nov 8, 1942 – June 1945
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From among the first in Africa to the last in Europe – the 9th Infantry Division during World War II
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Description
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 prepared by the divisional G-3 Section and reproduced (likely in Germany) by the 664th Engineer Topographic Corps in July of 1945.
Map Details
Publication Date: 1945
Author: G-3 Section
Sheet Width (in): 28.25
Sheet Height (in): 22
Condition: B+
Condition Description: Lithographed on a toned sheet slightly brittle with age. Creasing and wear along old fold lines and several tears along the outer edges of the sheet have been repaired and reinforced with archival tape. Scattered soiling visible in a few places, most evident in the upper left, near the inset. About good condition overall.
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