At TracesOfWar we love military historical maps. We use these regularly in our in-depth articles. This page contains a chronological overview of the maps of our illustrators.
Obersalzberg: retreat or Alpine fortress
The Berghof and surrounding buildings. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar.com.
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Obersalzberg: retreat or Alpine fortress
The Berghof and surrounding buildings. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar.com.1939
Molotov line / Battle for Westerplatte
1940
Strijd om fort Eben-Emael / KW Line
Overview of the battle for Eben-Emael and surroundings. Source: Bert Heesen, TracesOfWar.com.
Source: Marcel Kuster1941
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Greece
Overview of the evacuation. Source: Bert Heesen / TracesOfWar.com.The rise and fall of Panzerarmee Africa (1941-1943)
Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union
1942
Battle for Stalingrad
Fall Blau. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar.
Stalingrad. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar.
Operation Uranus. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar.
Operation Ring. Source: Marcel Kuster TracesOfWar.Sabotage of the heavy water production in Norway
The routes traveled by the teams from Operation Grouse and Gunnerside to the factory in Vemork. Source: Roger Paulissen, TracesOfwar
Sailing route and location of the sinking of the SF Hydro. Source: Roger Paulissen, TracesOfWar1944
Maisy Battery / Battle for the Elle
Location of Maisy Battery. Source: Bert Heesen / TracesOfWar.com.
Overview of the battlefield. Source: Roger Paulissen, Go2War2.nl.Operation Market Garden
Battle for Overloon and Venray
The American operation plan. Source: Roger Paulissen, TracesOfWar.com.
British plan of attack for Overloon. Source: Roger Paulissen, TracesOfWar.com.
Battle of the Scheldt
Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar
Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar
Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar
Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar
Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar
The American operation plan. Source: Roger Paulissen, TracesOfWar.com.British plan of attack for Overloon. Source: Roger Paulissen, TracesOfWar.com.Battle of the Scheldt
Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWarSource: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWarSource: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWarSource: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWarSource: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar1945
Battle for the Twentekanaal
Liberation of the northeastern part of the Netherlands
Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar
Overview of the front in the last months of 1944 with the focal point north of the Ruhr area. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar
Overview of Operation Veritable. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar
Simonds' plan for Operation Blockbuster. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar
Brigade-general Mills-Roberts’ plan of attack. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar
Chart showing the drop- and landingzones of Varsity. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar
Outline of the Allied advance northwards. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar
Drop zones in Drenthe during Operation Amherst. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWar
VIP prisoners of the SS in the Alpenfestung / Battle for the Seelower Höhen
Overview of the route taken by the SS prisoners to Hotel Pragser Wildsee. Source: Roger Paulissen, TracesOfWar.com.
Source: Marcel Kuster
Battle of Berlin / Nazi ship Wilhelm Gustloff
Advance of the Red Army, April 16-21, 1945. PZA: Panzerarmee STL: Shock Troop Army GTL: Guards Tank Army GL: Guards Army Source: Roger Paulissen, TracesOfWar
Geographical overview of the Wilhelm Gustloff disaster. Source: Roger Paulissen, TracesOfWar
Siege of Breslau[/gwid]
Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWarOverview of the front in the last months of 1944 with the focal point north of the Ruhr area. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWarOverview of Operation Veritable. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWarSimonds' plan for Operation Blockbuster. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWarBrigade-general Mills-Roberts’ plan of attack. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWarChart showing the drop- and landingzones of Varsity. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWarOutline of the Allied advance northwards. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWarDrop zones in Drenthe during Operation Amherst. Source: Marcel Kuster, TracesOfWarVIP prisoners of the SS in the Alpenfestung / Battle for the Seelower Höhen
Overview of the route taken by the SS prisoners to Hotel Pragser Wildsee. Source: Roger Paulissen, TracesOfWar.com.Source: Marcel KusterBattle of Berlin / Nazi ship Wilhelm Gustloff
Advance of the Red Army, April 16-21, 1945. PZA: Panzerarmee STL: Shock Troop Army GTL: Guards Tank Army GL: Guards Army Source: Roger Paulissen, TracesOfWarGeographical overview of the Wilhelm Gustloff disaster. Source: Roger Paulissen, TracesOfWarSiege of Breslau[/gwid]
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