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  2. Inter-Services Topographic Department - Wikipedia

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    Inter-Services Topographic Department. The Inter-Services Topographic Department (1940–1946) was a joint British Army and Navy organization created during World War II that was responsible for supplying topographic intelligence for all combined operations, and in particular, for preparing reports in advance of military operations overseas.

  3. Army Map Service - Wikipedia

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    The Army Map Service (AMS) was the military cartographic agency of the United States Department of Defense from 1941 to 1968, subordinated to the United States Army Corps of Engineers. On September 1, 1968, the AMS was redesignated the U.S. Army Topographic Command (USATC) and continued as an independent organization until January 1, 1972, when ...

  4. Escape and evasion map - Wikipedia

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    Evasion charts or escape maps are maps made for servicemembers, and intended to be used when caught behind enemy lines to assist in performing escape and evasion. Such documents were secreted to prisoners of war by various means to aid in escape attempts. During World War II, these clandestine maps were used by many American, British, and ...

  5. Military Geographical Institute - Wikipedia

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    A detailed map of Poland (1:25,000). Up to the beginning of World War II 1,260 - 1600 (approx) of the planned 3915 sheets were published (32.2%). The exact number can not be verified due to lack of records. An operational map of Poland and neighbouring countries (1:300,000), 43 sheets (number unverified)

  6. Cartographic propaganda - Wikipedia

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    This period of geopolitical cartographic development was a continuous process associated with Nazis and World War II; the development of cartographic propaganda is closely related to the wider Nazi propaganda machine (Tyner 1974). There were three different categories of propaganda maps that were used by the Nazi propaganda machine; (1) maps ...

  7. World War II - Wikipedia

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    World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all the world's countries—including all the great powers—participated, with many investing all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities in pursuit of total war, blurring the distinction between military and ...

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