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Title: Town Plan of Palermo—GSGS Secret WW2 British military occupation map. June 1943

Description: Town Plan of Palermo—G.S.,G.S. No. 4379, Second Edition'. An official British military town plan of Palermo, issued in 1943, offered together with the original front cover of the Sicily Zone Handbook, prominently marked “Secret”, numbered 181 and dated June 1943—just one month before the Allied invasion of the island. Both items were produced in direct preparation for Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily launched in July 1943. The large-scale town plan was compiled from an Italian base map of 1937 and revised using air photography and intelligence reports up to 1942. Issued by the Geographical Section, General Staff, and published by the War Office, it presents Palermo in exceptional operational detail, with buildings of particular importance to an occupying military administration clearly identified. Port and industrial areas, factories, railways, government buildings, barracks, prisons, hospitals, utilities, and key administrative sites are all shown and named, reflecting the map’s intended tactical and administrative use. The map and Map Section Cover were both originally part of the Sicily Zone Handbook—documentation issued to selected senior officers in the final days before the landings. Offered together, the map and handbook cover constitute a coherent and historically powerful artefact group from one of the Second World War’s decisive Mediterranean operations, providing insight into the intelligence gathering, planning, and administrative preparation underpinning the Allied invasion and subsequent occupation of Sicily. . Geographical Section, General Staff. Photolithographed by the Ordnance Survey. Published by the War Office. Published 1943 - From an Italian map dated 1937. Revised from Air Photographs and Intelligence reports up to 1942. Photolithographed by the Ordnance Survey 1943. 2nd edition 1943. Cover dated June 1943. Antique Second World War British military occupation and administration planning map. Accompanied by Sicily Zone Handbook Map Section Cover page marked "Secret", dated June 1943 and numbered 181. Size 65 x 49 cm | 25.5 x 19.5 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. This is a folding map. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. Tags: 1943, Italy, Map, Second World War, Sicily, Sicily Zone Handbook, War Office

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Town Plan of Palermo—GSGS Secret WW2 British military occupation map. June 1943

Name: Town Plan of Palermo—GSGS Secret WW2 British military occupation map. June 1943
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Price: 750 USD
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