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Maps of the Western Front in the Great War depicting British and German trenches. Browse the maps: As individual sheets using a zoomable map. As zoomable overlays of each map on a modern satellite or map layer. By map series and sheet lists. See also: Guide to symbols – a zoomable trench map legend. Further information:
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Trenches corrected to 22 December 1917 / 1 January 1918:...
- National Library of Scotland
Trench map references use the main map sheet numbers...
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Maps made specifically for military purposes, showing...
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28 mar 2022 · The Western Front Association is delighted to announce the launch of a large Great War mapping project. The new website is free to use and displays British, French and German trench maps, aerial photographs, maps from the official history, hand drawn maps and others all georeferenced against modern mapping. The main emphasis is on the Western ...
A cartography of War
click in any of the grid squares on the index to view our collection of maps & photos for that area. Grey grid squares indicate that no material is available for the area. NOTE: 1:40,000 scale maps were used for planning over large areas and do not usually show individual trenches.
Trench maps are a primary source for studying the major battlefields of the Great War. They show in detail the changing Front Line and its associated communication trenches, as well as the location of enemy positions and defences including artillery gun emplacements, machine guns, mines, wire entanglements, and observation posts.
29 paź 2008 · The maps are drawn from the National Archives collection (WO/297 series) and are generally free of markings. There are just over 700 maps covering the British sector of the Western Front from the coast (Nieuport/Zeebrugge) down to slightly beyond St Quentin and Peronne.
How to find a point on a trench map. If you have found a trench map reference like B.30.a 3.5 or X.2.a.34.12 in family or military histories, war diaries etc, this document will help find where that is. Introduction. The trench maps used in the Great War resulted from the exigencies of war, they were not best suited to their purpose.
