Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area - 22 ½” x 24” nChannel but was not abused

but was not abused

with a Firestone liner and helmet net

personnel from units rendered surplus by T/O changes or transferred out for other reasons

Original cross hatching is still visible in areas on the sling

it was bordered by Burma and China to the northwest

Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area - 22 ½” x 24” nChannel but was not abusedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare 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). This map,