Title: Berlin—Allied World War 2 occupation planning map—GSGS/US Army—September 1944Description: Berlin—G.S.G.S. No. 4480—First Edition [4 sheets + Administrative overview map]. A rare five-sheet (four sectional sheets plus a smaller overview map) Allied War Office city plan of Berlin, G.S.G.S. No. 4480, first edition, prepared from a pre-War 1937 German map and reproduced with U.S. Army engineer assistance, with September 1944 War Office print code. Issued at the moment the European Advisory Commission was formalising the plan for the occupation of Germany and the joint administration of Greater Berlin, the map belongs to the cartographic apparatus behind the September 1944 London Protocol and its annexed Berlin “Map B.” It shows the city not simply as a future battlefield, but as a territory to be occupied, divided and administered by the victorious Allies. . Copied from a German map dated 1937. Reproduced by Co. C, 660th Engineers, U.S. Army. Geographical Section, General Staff. Printed by War Office. Published 9/44 [September 1944]. Large Second World War era five sheet military occupation planning city plan. Size 178 x 119 cm | 70.0 x 47.0 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. The size stated is the approximate total size for the four main sheets if joined to form a single map. 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. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. Tags: 1944, Berlin, Germany | Prussia, Map, Second World War, War Office
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