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Catalogue reference: MR 1/1771/12
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6 items, numbered (1)-(6), extracted from ADM 199/1648. Maps with coloured, MS additions...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1965
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This record is about the 6 items, numbered (1)-(6), extracted from ADM 199/1648. Maps with coloured, MS additions... dating from 1914-1945 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MR 1/1965
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1914-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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6 items, numbered (1)-(6), extracted from ADM 199/1648. Maps with coloured, MS additions illustrating operations of 21 Army Group 6 June 1944 to 5 May 1945. (1) GSGS 2738 France, sheets 3a and 8: Cherbourg and Caen. Compass indicator. Compiled, drawn and photolithographed by the Ordnance Survey 1914. Published by the War Office 1914. Revised 1938. Partially revised 1942. Revised and photolithographed by the Ordnance Survey 1943. 4th edition, 'Army/Air', 1943. (2) Northern France and Belgium: sheets 8, NW 48/2 and NE 48/2, showing the advance to Brussels and Antwerp and the clearing of the Channel ports. (3) Holland and Ruhr: sheets 2A and 3A, 3 and K51 - K53, showing the advance to Nijmegen and Arnhem. (4) Antwerp to Lower Rhine: sheets 2A and 3A, 2 and 3, showing operations to open Antwerp and clear the lower Rhine. Compass indicator. (5) Rhine to Baltic: sheets NE 50/6 and 10, and NE 52/6 and 10, showing the crossing of the Rhine and the advance to the Baltic. (6) Normandy to Baltic: parts of sheets B1 and B2. Scales: (1) and (3)-(4) 1:250000; (2) and (5) 1:5000000; (6) 1:2000000. Sheet sizes between 97 cm x 93 cm and 84 cm x 84 cm.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For items numbered (7)-(14) see MPI 1/702
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- GSGS 2738
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed, coloured
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 388
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560992/
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6 items, numbered (1)-(6), extracted from ADM 199/1648. Maps with coloured, MS additions...
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