ORIGINAL 1941 GERMAN MAP: "CAEN!" D-DAY GOLD, JUNO, SWORD + PEGASUS BRIDGE!!!

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ORIGINAL 1941 GERMAN MAP: "CAEN!" D-DAY GOLD, JUNO, + SWORD BEACHES + PEGASUS BRIDGE!!!
UNBELIEVABLY RARE GERMAN MAP
"CAEN!"
"
SONDERAUSGABE VII 1941 NUR FÜR DEN DIENSTGEBRAUCH!" - "SPECIAL EDITION VII 1941 FOR SERVICE USE ONLY!"
SCALE: 1:80.000. DIMENSIONS: 101.0CMS X 65.5CMS.
THIS SUPERB ITEM OF GERMAN D-DAY HISTORY IS FROM THE
"
ETERNAL HEROES' MEMORIAL
"
COLLECTION IN RAVENOVILLE, NORMANDY, FRANCE. GUARANTEED 100% ORIGINAL.
THE MAP COVERS THE D-DAY BRITISH & CANADIAN LANDING BEACHES -
'GOLD', 'JUNO' & 'SWORD'
- (
50TH INFANTRY DIVISION, CANADIAN 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION & 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION
) AS WELL AS THE BRITISH
6TH AIRBORNE DIVISION
AT
PEGASUS BRIDGE
, FROM
PORT-EN-BESSIN/BAYEUX
IN THE WEST TO
CAEN
& BEYOND TO
DEAUVILLE/TROUVILLE
IN THE EAST.
THE MAP HAS MULTIPLE PERIOD FOLDS FROM FREQUENT USE. THERE ARE FOUR SETS OF PINHOLES WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOLDED SMALLER WITH FOCUS ON JUNO & SWORD BEACHES, CAEN, THE 6TH AIRBORNE DIVISION AREA OF OPERATIONS & EAST TO HOULGATE.
THE BEST BIT? THREE 'CIRCLES' IN RED PENCIL RING
RIVA BELLA/OUISTREHAM
(SWORD BEACH),
DOUVRES-LA-DELIVRANDE
(INLAND FROM LUC SUR MER/JUNO BEACH), &
VER-SUR-MER
(INLAND FROM GOLD BEACH)! A FOURTH CIRCLE FURTHER INLAND FROM DOUVRES AT
CAZELLES
IS APPROX. HALFWAY TO CAEN.
THERE ARE TWO OTHER INTRIGUING ANNOTATIONS: A RED 'ARROW' AT
LA BRECHE D'HERMANVILLE
SLIGHTLY WEST (LEFT) OF OUISTREHAM - THE CENTRE OF SWORD BEACH - & A BLUE PENCIL TRACING THE PARALLEL ROUTES TAKEN BY BRITISH/FREE FRENCH COMMANDOS TO REACH THE AIRBORNE HOLDING PEGASUS & HORSA BRIDGES AT
LE PORT/BENOUVILLE
& ELEMENTS OF THE 3RD DIVISION DRIVING ON CAEN (HALTED BY THE GERMANS AT
BLAINVILLE
ON D-DAY EVENING).
THE GERMAN UNITS OPERATING IN THIS AREA WERE THE
21ST PANZER DIVISION
& THE
12TH SS (HITLERJUGEND) PANZER DIVISION
. WHO USED IT...? WE'LL NEVER KNOW!
NOTE
: THE MAP IS MUCH BRIGHTER & CLEARER THAN THE PHOTOS IN THE LISTING. ANYONE WISHING OTHER IMAGES, SAY THE WORD.
THE MAP HAS BEEN STORED FLAT IN A LIGHT, SMOKE & DUST-FREE ENVIRONMENT FOR YEARS. APART FROM THE PINHOLES,
THERE ARE MINOR HOLES WHERE THE VERTICAL FOLDS MEET THE CENTRE HORIZONTAL FOLD WITH LIGHT CREASING AROUND THE EDGES. VERY MINOR 'NICKS' TO THREE OF THE VERTICAL FOLDS ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE.
OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS MAP CAN'T BE OVERSTATED! IT IS
NOT
IN ANY D-DAY MUSEUM IN NORMANDY. IT TRULY IS ONE OF A KIND, ORIGINATING IN NORMANDY - IT WAS HERE IN 1944! THE CHANCES OF ANOTHER LIKE IT SURFACING, 75 YEARS AFTER D-DAY...?
THE MAP WILL BE CAREFULLY FOLDED ALONG ITS ORIGINAL FOLDS & SECURELY PACKAGED BETWEEN RIGID BOARD TO PREVENT DAMAGE. SHIPPED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER FOR COMPLETE PEACE OF MIND.
THE WINNING BIDDER PAYS ACTUAL SHIPPING COSTS, NOT A PENNY MORE...
PLEASE NOTE BEFORE BIDDING:
***THE ITEM IS LOCATED IN FRANCE***
SHIPPING RATES:
THE .50 SHIPPING RATE QUOTED AT THE TOP OF THE LISTING REFERS TO THE EUROPEAN UNION & WORLDWIDE. THE ACTUAL RATES ARE:
FRANCE
.00
; EUROPEAN UNION
.50
; U.S./WORLDWIDE
.50
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO OWN SUCH A TRULY UNIQUE PIECE OF GERMAN/NORMANDY MILITARY HISTORY!!