Russian Front: German commemorative Military Atlas, 1943
Der Feldzug gegen die Sowjet-Union der Heeresgruppe Nord, Kriegsjahr 1943.
N.p. 1943. 148 pp. Oblong folio. Original stamped white cloth. Minor wear. No. 113 of an undisclosed edition (presumably to generals).
The final official atlas of military operations on the Eastern Front in the Soviet Union prepared by the management department of the High Command of Army Group North in 1941, 1942 and 1943. Besides a short commentary on the campaign, this large format book includes detailed strategy maps (some with acetate overlays), tipped-in photogravures and portraits of the Commanders. Probably issued for special presentation to the upper command of the Army on the Eastern Front, in celebration of its achievements in Russia. Unfortunately in 1944 the line broke and the Germans conducted a rearguard action as they retreated back to Germany.
12 x 17.5 in