World War II Newsmaps

Title
World War II Newsmaps
Description
Newsmaps, produced on a weekly basis, combined maps of combat areas, along with photographs highlighting the activities of the U.S. armed forces and its allies during that week. On the reverse of these newsmaps are usually a map of a country or theatre in which that week's fighting was chronicled, a patriotic illustration, or pictures illustrating the uniforms, weaponry, or branches of service of the Allies and the Axis. [description from the National Archives]

Collection Items

V.5, #4 June 18, 1946
You Can Stop the Black Market

V.5, #3 June 11, 1946
Army Areas (Stateside) Back: Organiztion of the War Department

V.5, #2 May. 24, 1946
The Mediterranean Area

V.5, #1 May. 5, 1946
Facing Starvation! Heres How You Can Help

V.4, # 52 May. 3, 1946
The Middle East: A Troop Information Program Map

V.4, # 51 Apr. 26, 1946
Wherever you are .. For Information - See Your I and E Officer

V.4, # 50 Mar. 19, 1946
Farm Loans Under the Amended GI Bill of Rights

V.4, #49 Mar. 12, 1946
Job Security Under the Amended GI Bill of Rights

V.4, #48 Mar. 5 - 12, 1946
Going to school under the amended GL Bill of Rights Back: Memorandum to all Officers and EM

V.4, #47 Feb. 26 - Mar. 5, 1946
United Nations Organization Progress Report Back: USAFI .. For Information - See Your I and E Officer

V.4, #46 Feb. 19 - 26, 1946
U.S. Fights World Famine Back: For peace and our country

V.4, #45 Feb. 12 - 19, 1946
Atlantic and Pacific U.S. fleets Back: Let's not be fooled again...

V.4, #44 Feb. 5 - 12, 1946
IRAN Rich Land Poor Land Back: What is your Post-Army Plan?

V.4, #43 Jan. 29 - Feb. 5, 1946
United democracy in China Back: the world grows smaller

V.4, #42 Jan. 22 - 29, 1946
Operation Crossroads Back: 45 Years of Service of the Army Nurse Corps

V.4, #41 Jan. 15 - 22, 1946
Highlight of the three phases of the demobilization. Back: A Message from General Eisenhower

V.4, #40 Jan. 8 - 15, 1946
UNO 51 Nations Unite for Peace Back: They Lost Every Ship but Won the Battle

V.4, #39 Jan. 1 - 8, 1946
End of a Myth Back: The 1946 calendar.

V.4, #38 Dec. 25 - Jan. 1, 1946
Moscow Conference Decisions. Back: Reenlistment

V.4, #37 Dec. 18 - 25, 1945
1945 Year of Victory Back: If you plan to return to school or college.

V.4, #36 Dec. 11 - 18, 1945
U.S. troop deployment as of Dec 1945 Back: VD : there is an enemy still to be defeated

V.4, #35 Dec. 4 - 11, 1945
U.S. Role in World Affairs

V.4, #34 Nov. 27 - Dec. 4, 1945
4 Years After Pearl Harbor Back: Map shows eastern portion of the United States

V.4, #33 Nov. 20 - 27, 1945
Chamges in Army and Navy Commands Back: Where will the best jobs be?

V.4, #32 Nov. 13 - 20, 1945
The Atomic Question Back: Progress Report on Demobilization

V.4, #31 Nov. 6 - 13, 1945
Strategic Concept Back: The Job Now

V.4, #30 Oct. 30 - Nov. 6, 1945
Army Plan for Unifying Armed Forces Back: Save Some of the Hard-Earned Money

V.4, #29 Oct. 23 - 30, 1945
Army's Air Transport Command Back: Naval Air Transport Service

V.4, #28 Oct. 16 - 23, 1945
The Berlin Indictment Back: The world we'll live in

V.4, #27 Oct. 9 - 16, 1945
The Sun is Down - Fall of Japan. Back: The United States We Will Live In

V.4, #26 Oct. 2 - 9, 1945
The Planned Invasion on Japan Back: the World Population

V.4, #25 Sept. 25 - Oct. 2, 1945
Code for the Conquered Back: What Job Are You Best Fitted For

V.4, #24 Sept. 18 - 25, 1945
New Discharge Scores Back: Important facts about service life insurance.

V.4, #23 Sept. 11 - 18, 1945
When Do I Go Home? Demobilization Program Back: Shoulder insignia of United States Army Combat Divisions

V.4, #22 Sept. 4 - 11, 1945
Major bases proposed for postwar U.S. Navy Back: Comparison chart of non-commissioned grades and ratings of the armed forces

V.4, #21 Aug. 28 - Sept. 4, 1945
Occupation Begins of Japan Back: United States Marines

V.4, #20 Aug. 21 - 28, 1945
The War Fronts: Yanks Land on Japan Back: Armed Forces Radio Service

V.4, #19 Aug. 14 - 21, 1945
The War Fronts: Japan's Empire its Advance and Retreat, history of Japan's empire from 1895 to 1945 Back: "Please...get there and back!"

V.4, #18 Aug. 7 - 14, 1945
The War Fronts: The Knockout Blows Fall Back: Advance base sectional docks.

V.4, #17 July 31 - Aug. 7, 1945
The War Fronts: Summary of Potsdam conference Back: Map of Formosa

V.4, #16 July 24 - 31, 1945
The War Fronts: "In a few months we expect to run out of targets in Japan"--Maj. Gen. C. E. LeMay Back: Special devices for Air Training

V.4, #15 July 17 - 24, 1945
The War Fronts: "Now Standing off the Coast of the Empire" Fleet Admiral Nimitz Back: Army Air Force Growth

V.4, #14 July 10 - 17, 1945
The War Fronts: Halsey's ships rake Japan Back: Corps of Engineers

V.4, #13 July 3 - 10, 1945
The War Fronts: 8 Tears of War in China Back: Burn this thought into your minds...

V.4, #12 June 26 - July 3, 1945
The War Fronts: Allies push closer Back: Size! Comparing the United States to the Western Pacific

V.4, #11 June 19 - 26, 1945
The War Fronts: Okinawa and Borneo Back: Now... if he will just save some money... everything will be O.K.

V.4, #10 June 12 - 19, 1945
The War Fronts: Jap-Facts, 5480 tons of bombs a day! Back: World map and the liberated areas

V.4, #9 June 5 - 12, 1945
The War Fronts: Pacific Action. Yanks push north on Luzon; Allied troops in New Borneo Back: Save : don't help delay V-Day!

V.4, #8 May 29 - June 5, 1945
The War Fronts: Chinese Inch Towards Paoching, Japan Feels Terror of B-29s, Allies Carve FOe on Okinawa Back: Decorations and Awards : Wear Then Correctly

V.4, #7 May 22 - 29, 1945
The War Fronts: Action in Okinawa, Foochow, Tokyo, Mindanao. Back: Paper bullets.
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