Original German WWII Luftwaffe Double-Sided Flight Navigator Map of England "Battle of Britain" in Unit-Marked Map Case to Kampfgeschwader 51
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Original Item. Only One Available. This is a tremendous German WWII double-sided map of England & Germany, the very map used by German bomber navigators during the Battle of Britain and the Blitz in WWII! This example isn’t bright yellow, so it was meant for use during the day. The map is held within a map case marked under the flap with unit designation Stab.K.G.51, which indicates issue and use by Battle Wing 51, which was formed in December 1939. It first served in the Phoney War then the Battle of France in May and June 1940. From July to October 1940, it fought in the Battle of Britain and then in the night intruder role during the Blitz until March 1941. It supported the Balkans Campaign in April 1941 and served on the Eastern Front from June 1941 until December 1943. In 1944 and 1945, it served exclusively in the West; in the Defence of the Reich, Western Front and in Operation Steinbock. All Groups and squadrons of KG 51 disbanded and reformed during the course of the war. Few remained active by the German surrender in May 1945.
The map is a waterproof vinyl type map with Luftwaffe Eagles surrounding LUFT - NAVIGATIONSKARTE IN MERKATORPROJEKTION (Air- Navigation Map in Mercator Projection) across the top. This double sided map is of England and Ireland, Northern France, Belgium and Holland on the front and the reverse is Germany, southern Denmark and parts of Holland. The areas covered were basically all that was needed for the bombing flights against Britain. It has been "overprinted" in red with symbols indicating various features including navigation beacons (Navigationsfunkfeuer). The waxy finish made it very durable, and meant that chinagraph pencils could be used to plot courses, etc. and then be wiped off once the mission was complete.
The map is in great shape and measures 22¾ x 28”, and would look great in a frame, however it’s probably better to keep it with its original map case.
A fantastic set unit-marked to a very combat-torn battle wing, ready for further research and display!
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