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Description
German military map series produced by Armee-Kartenstelle (mot.) 464, a support unit of the German Lapland Army (AOK Lappland; from June 1942 known as AOK 20. Gebirgs-Armee). The mobile mapping unit operated facilities in Rovaniemi, Finland.
Details
Title
Norwegen/Finnland 1:50 000
Creator
Germany. Heer. Kartenabteilung (mot.) 464, cartographer.
Germany. Heer. Generalstab. Chef des Kriegskarten- und Vermessungswesens, issuing body.
Germany. Heer. Generalstab. Chef des Kriegskarten- und Vermessungswesens, issuing body.
Variant Title
Norwegen 1:50 000
Finnland 1:50 000
Finnland 1:50 000
Published
[Berlin], OKH/GenStdH, Chef des Kriegskarten- und Vermessungswesens, 1943-1944.
Edition
Truppenausgabe Nr. 1.
Full Collection Name
WWII Captured German Military Maps
Other Identifiers
G6940 s50.G42
Subject (Corporate)
Germany. Heer. Gebirgs-Armee, 20. -- Maps.
Geographic Coverage
Norway -- Maps.
Finland -- Maps.
Lapland -- Maps.
Finnmark fylke (Norway) -- Maps.
Lapin lääni (Finland) -- Maps.
Murmanskai͡a oblastʹ (Russia) -- Maps.
Finland -- Maps.
Lapland -- Maps.
Finnmark fylke (Norway) -- Maps.
Lapin lääni (Finland) -- Maps.
Murmanskai͡a oblastʹ (Russia) -- Maps.
Scale
Scale 1:50,000. 2 cm der Karte = 1 km der Natur
Coordinates
(E 28°30ʹ00ʺ--E 31°12ʹ00ʺ/N 71°00ʹ00ʺ--N 69°20ʹ00ʺ).
Type
Map
Extent
maps
Other Physical Details
color
Dimensions
38 x 54 cm or smaller, on sheet 47 x 74 cm or smaller
Archive
Earth Sciences & Map Library
Note
Relief indicated by contours and spot heights; depths shown by soundings.
Covers the part of Lapland where most heavy fighting took place during World War II (1941-1944), the eastern part of Norway's Finnmark and adjacent areas in Finland and Russia.
Sheets individually named and numbered: R-36-X-West-6 Kivitunturi -- R-35-VI-Ost-7 Berlevaag.
Shows political and administrative boundaries, water features, land cover, railroads, roads and trails, telephone and telegraph lines, power lines, and many other cultural features.
Includes index to adjoining sheets, authority diagram, magnetic declination diagram, map showing political divisions, diagram showing aerial photography coverage, and Finnish and Norwegian glossaries.
Military grids: All sheets with Deutsches Heeresgitter. Some sheets overprinted in orange with Heeresmeldenetz grid.
Source maps, identified as Grundmaterial: Topographische Karte von Norwegen 1:100 000 -- Topographische Karte 1:20 000 von Petsamo -- Finnische Karte 1:200 000.
Aerial photography, identified as Berichtigungsmaterial: Luftbilder.
Covers the part of Lapland where most heavy fighting took place during World War II (1941-1944), the eastern part of Norway's Finnmark and adjacent areas in Finland and Russia.
Sheets individually named and numbered: R-36-X-West-6 Kivitunturi -- R-35-VI-Ost-7 Berlevaag.
Shows political and administrative boundaries, water features, land cover, railroads, roads and trails, telephone and telegraph lines, power lines, and many other cultural features.
Includes index to adjoining sheets, authority diagram, magnetic declination diagram, map showing political divisions, diagram showing aerial photography coverage, and Finnish and Norwegian glossaries.
Military grids: All sheets with Deutsches Heeresgitter. Some sheets overprinted in orange with Heeresmeldenetz grid.
Source maps, identified as Grundmaterial: Topographische Karte von Norwegen 1:100 000 -- Topographische Karte 1:20 000 von Petsamo -- Finnische Karte 1:200 000.
Aerial photography, identified as Berichtigungsmaterial: Luftbilder.
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