ULTRA RARE GERMAN MAP 'PARIS.' RECOVERED IN PARIS 1944 AFTER THE LIBERATION!!!

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ULTRA RARE GERMAN MAP 'PARIS.' RECOVERED IN PARIS 1944
AFTER THE LIBERATION!!!
ORIGINAL GERMAN MAP: 'PARIS' FROM THE
'ETERNAL HEROES' MEMORIAL'
COLLECTION IN RAVENOVILLE, NORMANDY, FRANCE.
ACQUIRED FROM A PRIVATE FRENCH COLLECTION IN BAYEUX IN 2013. THE COLLECTOR SPECIALISED IN MATERIAL RECOVERED IN NORMANDY 'AFTER THE BATTLE' IN 1944 & ELSEWHERE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE DURING WW2.
THE MAP WAS ORIGINALLY SOURCED FROM THE OWNER OF AN APARTMENT IN THE PRESTIGUOUS
RUE STE. HONORINE, PARIS
NOT FAR FROM THE
CHAMPS ELYSEES
. THE APARTMENT WAS REQUISITIONED BY THE GERMANS DURING THE OCCUPATION. FOUR MAPS WERE RETRIEVED ALONG WITH OTHER MATERIAL FOLLOWING THE LIBERATION OF THE CITY IN AUGUST 1944 - THE PREVIOUS 'GUESTS' LEFT IN A HURRY!
THE THREE OTHER MAPS - ALSO PRE-WW2 - WERE ISSUED TO AN
OBERLEUTNANT GEORG KAISER.
THEY WILL BE LISTED FOR SALE VERY SOON...
SCALE:  1:200 000. DIMENSIONS: 80.0CMS X 57.0CMS (31.5" X 22.5").
'SONDERAUSGABE! NUR FÜR DEN DIENSTGEBRAUCH.'
'SPECIAL EDITION FOR MILITARY USE ONLY.'
ADAPTED FROM AN EARLIER FRENCH MAP. PRINTED IN
1937
- TWO YEARS
BEFORE
THE OUTBREAK OF WW2! THE LEGEND IN GERMAN & FRENCH INCLUDES FRENCH ARMY CORPS DISTRICTS & AIRPORTS.
THE EXTENSIVE MAP COVERS THE AREA FROM SOISSONS AT TOP RIGHT TO MONTMIRAL BOTTOM RIGHT, TO BEAUVAIS TOP LEFT & PARIS/VERSAILLES BOTTOM LEFT.
THE MAP IS FOLDED IN FOUR, & REMAINS IN SUPERB CONDITION AFTER MORE THAN 80 YEARS! NO RIPS, TEARS OR FOLD SEPARATIONS - AT ALL!
IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF WW2 HISTORY, INDICATING GERMAN FORWARD PLANNING FOR A FUTURE WAR WITH FRANCE - AT LEAST TWO YEARS BEFORE IT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1939! SUPERB FOR MATTING/FRAMING.
THE MAP W
ILL BE CAREFULLY PACKED BETWEEN RIGID BOARD FOR SHIPPING & COMPLETE SECURITY. WITH PACKING THE WEIGHT EXCEEDS 250 GRAMMES SO MUST BE CALCULATED ON THE 500 GRAMMES RATE.
WE SHIP WORLDWIDE. THE WINNING BIDDER PAYS
ACTUAL
SHIPPING COSTS, NOT A PENNY MORE...
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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING BEFORE BIDDING
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THE ITEM IS LOCATED IN FRANCE
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WE SEND TRACKED SHIPPING
ONLY
FOR COMPLETE PEACE OF MIND.
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SHIPPING RATES
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IMPORTANT
:
THE SHIPPING RATE
.00
SHOWN AT THE TOP OF THE LISTING RELATES TO
WORLDWIDE
FROM FRANCE. THE ACTUAL RATES ARE:
FRANCE
.00;
EUROPEAN UNION
.00;
U.S./WORLDWIDE
.00.
DON'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THIS SUPERB ITEM OF GERMAN WW2 HISTORY!