Mapping and Survey Office of The German Army High Command Collection
Scope and Contents
Bound volumes of published maps, plans, and geographical information about localities in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, prepared by the German General Staff for military use during World War II. Includes country, city, highway and naval maps, lists of towns, statistical information on Jews and Jewish populations in various cities. Countries and regions include Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, Iraq, Italy, Libya, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, Near East, Netherlands, Northeast Africa, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine.
Dates
- Creation: 1940 - 1943
Creator
- Mapping and Survey Office of The German Army High Command (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
German name: Abteilung fur Kriegskarten u. Vormessungswesen (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht).
Extent
6.75 Linear Feet (13 5"lgl, 1 2.5"lgl)
Language of Materials
English
Legacy Finding Aid
A digitized version of the legacy finding aid is available at http://digipres.cjh.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE2127931.
Subject
- Germany. Heer. Generalstab (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Africa, North -- Maps
- Algeria -- Maps
- Baltic States -- Maps
- Belgium -- Maps
- Czechoslovakia -- Maps
- Dakar (Senegal) -- Maps
- Egypt -- Maps
- Finland -- Maps
- France -- Maps
- Gibraltar -- Maps
- Great Britain -- Maps
- Greece -- Maps
- Iceland -- Maps
- Iraq -- Maps
- Italy -- Maps
- Libya -- Maps
- Luxembourg -- Maps
- Malta -- Maps
- Middle East -- Maps
- Morocco -- Maps
- Netherlands -- Maps
- Norway -- Maps
- Poland -- Maps
- Portugal -- Maps
- Romania -- Maps
- Sardinia (Italy) -- Maps
- Sicily (Italy) -- Maps
- Soviet Union -- Maps
- Spain -- Maps
- Sweden -- Maps
- Switzerland -- Maps
- Tunisia -- Maps
- Ukraine -- Maps
Topical
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Repository
