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Los Angeles Times (Firm) Western Coast of Europe Waits a Western Invasion

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09619.049 Author/Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm) Place Written: Los Angeles, California Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 10 January 1944 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy

One newsmap entitled, "Western Coast of Europe Waits a Western Invasion" dated, January 3, 1944. Consists of a map depicting the English Channel showing England, France, and the Low Countries. Routes of possible Allied invasion are shown, such as through Amsterdam, Calais, and Brest. Logistics of the invasion and commentary on landing sites is given. Reverse side contains articles related to Nazi armies surrendering in different instances; suicide of Nazi General Gustav Schmidt and other news. Also included is the column, Bearing Up.

Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1886-
Beck, Fred, fl. 1942
Owens, Charles, 1881-1985
Schmidt, Gustav, 1894-1943

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