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The topographic map series made available on this website were produced by the British War Office, Geographical Section, General Staff (G.S.G.S.) and the U.S. Army Map Service (A.M.S.) during the war years of 1939-1945. Most were based on the existing mapping of various European countries. As a result, they offer a fascinating look into the ...
- Japan
Japan - WWII Topographic Map Series - McMaster University...
- Crete
To view paper originals, visit the William C. Wonders Map...
- Asia
Asia - WWII Topographic Map Series - McMaster University...
- Bulgaria
Bulgaria - WWII Topographic Map Series - McMaster University...
- Azores
Azores - WWII Topographic Map Series - McMaster University...
- England & Wales
England & Wales - WWII Topographic Map Series - McMaster...
- Middle East
Middle East - WWII Topographic Map Series - McMaster...
- Soviet Union
To view scanned images of the maps, click on the desired...
- Japan
This collection contains maps showing troop positions beginning on June 6, 1944 to July 26, 1945. Starting with the D-Day Invasion, the maps give daily details on the military campaigns in Western Europe, showing the progress of the Allied Forces as they push towards Germany. Some of the sheets are accompanied by a declassified "G-3 Report" giving detailed information on troop positions for ...
- The Origins of The Maps Held by The National Archives
- How to Search Online
- Additional Searches Possible only at Our Reading Rooms in Kew
- Looking For Maps Within British Army Operational Records
- Understanding Military Grid References
- Record Series Known to Contain Many Military Maps
- Second World War Maps Held Elsewhere
- Further Reading
The maps held here were those used by the War Office and the other central government departments that oversaw military operations during the war. As early as 1919, the War Office had agreed to supply mapping for the RAF and the Air Ministry. They are also maps used by the military forces themselves, some in theatres of battle, and many of them are...
Though the maps themselves are not viewable online, you can use our catalogue to locate document references for maps. You will need the document reference to see the record itself. To see the maps you will have to either visit us in Kew or order copies. Bear in mind that a search in our catalogue from the catalogue homepagewill also search for reco...
Some Second World War maps that are not yet listed in the online catalogue are noted in paper catalogues and indexes held in our reading rooms at Kew: 1. the published catalogue Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office 4: Europe and Turkey(TSO, 1998) 2. card indexes arranged by place name and by military map designations (including GSGS numbers) ...
Many war diaries include maps, often in the appendices. These maps are rarely mentioned in catalogue entries so you will need to search speculatively. To find a map of a particular area, action or operation, try looking for: 1. the war diary of the relevant regiment or other army unit 2. the war diaries of other units known to have been in the area...
Many records such as war diaries, operational orders and combat reports contain grid references to locations which look like Ordnance Survey National Grid references but do not make sense when related to the National Grid. These location references relate to a separate military grid, which was top secret during the Second World War. This grid is so...
Below are links to key record seriesthat you can search within our catalogue, helping you to target your searches more precisely. By clicking on the series links you will arrive on the respective ‘series description’ pages from where you can search the series, using keywords such as the names of places, operations or battles and/or dates/years. Ser...
The record set of GSGS mapping (dating back to 1881) has been transferred from the Ministry of Defence Map Library to the British Library Map Library. This includes a very large amount of Second World War material. Many other libraries and archives hold maps dating from the Second World War period. Use the Library Hub Discoverto find maps in the co...
Use our library catalogue to find a recommended book list. Documentation about military surveying during the Second World War is available on the Defence Surveyors’ Associationwebsite.
Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947. This database contains references to the files of the following individuals who died between 1939 and 1947: those who died as a result of accident or illness while in service. those who subsequently died of injuries related to service. The files are open without restrictions.
War Office Supplementary Documents (March, 1944) "These wartime guides are an invaluable description of, and finding aid for, the general mapping situation and map series in use in various theatres in World War 2. Armed with the information they contain, the historian or researcher can, if required, seek appropriate series and sheets in the ...
Nov 12, 2024 · These maps are housed in the Map Room of the Harriet Irving Library and are available for consultation during the normal hours of operation of the library. These maps were acquired from the Directorate of History, National Defence Headquarters, in 1997 when the Directorate disposed of their collection.
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Project’44 is an online map of the Western Front of the Second World War, co-created by Nathan Kehler and Drew Hannen from the Canadian Research and Mapping Association (CRMA). The CRMA partnered with museums and partner institutions like the Library and Archives Canada for over three years to digitize war diaries, maps and aerial photographs so that they could be available on the web map.
