Original U.S. WWII AAF 8th Air Force Flak Map of Bremen with Period Annotations - 23 x 29¾”
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Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. The Bombing of Bremen in World War II by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and US Eighth Air Force involved both area bombing and, as capacity improved, more targeted raids upon the city's military-industrial facilities. These included the shipyards of Vulkan, AG Weser and Atlas Werke, the Valentin submarine pens, oil refineries and the aircraft works of Focke-Wulf.
This is an outstanding but very fragile map of the Bremen region of Germany, originally produced by the UK but updated with flak locations by the 8th Air Force. It has great period annotations that show it was used on bombing missions.
The map was originally issued by the British War Office in 1940, updated in 1943, and then overlaid on January 7th, 1945 by the 8th Air Force with sections showing the presence of anti-aircraft guns in specific areas. This was done by the 942nd Engineer Aviation Topographical Battalion. This map was certainly used by a B-17/B-24 Bomber crew in determining their targets and commencing bombardments. There are great period annotations showing flight paths and a “TARGET” at Bielefeld, with several other flight paths and locations to be targeted.
The edges of the map show heavy fold marks with edge tearing as well. There is heavy creasing, and this map should be professionally framed to preserve it. It measures 23 x 29¾”.
Ready to frame and display.
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