RARE ORIGINAL WWII BRITISH FORCES ESCAPE AND EVADE  DOUBLE SIDED SILK MAP 9Ca OF FRANCE & 2.B OF GERMANY AND POLAND, AUSTRIA, CZECH.

Attributed to Lt Cdr John William Sherwood RN and said to have been supplied to him before DDay.

On one side of this cloth is a map of Germany and eastern Europe showing the international frontiers as they were in 1939 and 1941. It has the sheet identity number 2.B.

The second side of the silk cloth has a detailed map of France and parts of adjacent countries and is dated 1941

It shows the demarcation line between 'Occupied' and 'Unoccupied' France, the German coastal defence area, roads, railways and canals.

All of this would have been invaluable information for an Allied airman on the run in Occupied Europe and attempting to return to his unit. The identity number of this map is 9.C. (a).

Measures 58 x 43 cm

In really good condition- slight foxing / staining in some places

Supplied folded