1939 Deutsche Automobilclub map of Germany

Identifier
irn519017
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.160
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn519017

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Chris Hinkel donated this map to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 10, 2007.

Scope and Content

Consists of one large folded color map of Germany, entitled "Strassenzustandskarte von Deutschland," published by the Deutsche Automobil club in Munich in 1939. Includes areas which had been incorporated into or were controlled by Germany. The map is stamped as having been owned by Major John Hinkel (later Colonel), a paratrooper who fought in the Italian campaign during World War II.

Genre

  • Maps.
  • Document
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