Item BRIDGEMAN 1/9-12 - Proofs of printed maps, 1941, showing British defences, Belgian border in May 1940

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BRIDGEMAN 1/9-12

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Proofs of printed maps, 1941, showing British defences, Belgian border in May 1940

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  • 1941 Apr 8 (Creation)

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Proofs of 'Map A', showing the defence works in the British Expeditionary Force sector on the Belgian border, on 9 May 1940, immediately previous to the Battle of Flanders, including details of the front line, brigade reserve lines, divisional reserve lines and the G H Q reserve lines. Each version of the map has differing annotations [by Bridgeman], including a note on an anti-tank obstacle and pill-boxes. Printed by the War Office in 1941, on a scale of 1: 250,000.

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