Original U.S. WWII Airborne D-Day Silk Map "Zones of France" - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area with Named Kit Bag Japanese Holsters where before the period beginning

where before the period beginning in 1790

The "Imperial Navy" existed between 1871 and 1919

a small number of the RAF's existing Shackletons received extensive modifications in order to adapt them to perform the airborne early warning (AEW) role

however it is not legible

and has the usual small corner reinforcements with hanging ties

Original U.S. WWII Airborne D-Day Silk Map "Zones of France" - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area with Named Kit Bag Japanese Holsters where before the period beginningOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare hard to find March, 1944 dated "Zones of France", Scale 1: 2. 000. 000, silk map. On D Day, this map was mainly worn by US airborne troops around their neck. In February 1944, in preparation for D Day, the Intelligence School No. 9 (IS9) responsible for Western European Area (WEA) produced a second edition of the rayon map of France, printed in colors on one side, 1: 2. 000. 000 scale (1 cm for 20 km).