Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area Napoleonic saw one of the guns

saw one of the guns of his platoon abandoned by its crew and still attached to the truck in an open field under heavy enemy machine gun fire

They were tasked with moving 10 miles (16 km) behind the German lines and cutting the Autobahn to prevent the withdrawal of the Germans

the former cuirassiers were used in defensive battles on the western front until the end of the war

The scabbard is the earliest leather version and is in very good condition

No information had been given regarding the duties of Pioneer Infantry and the Regiment

Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area Napoleonic saw one of the gunsOriginal 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).