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Title |
XIX Corps in Action: From D-Day (6 June 1944) to Germany |
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Scope & Content |
This is a decorative map issued by a military unit that was still heavily engaged in battle. Similar maps were typically issued after the war. This map was issued as part of a continuing effort to maintain morale. In the top right corner of the map, the portion of Germany under attack by the XIX Corps, is an image of a large Wagnerian opera singer lighting her torch to a funeral bier. The text reads "Last Ache - Now Playing - Die Gotterdammerung - Conducted by Eisenhower." The map was printed on one side of an edition on the unit's newspaper, "Le Tomahawk." Special Edition, Volume 2 Western Front, Germany, October 1944, Number 6. The tomahawk was the symbol of the XIX Corps. In addition to some notes about D-Day activity, the newspaper summarizes the unit's actions in September and provides considerable detail on the successful fight from October 2 to 16, 1944 to breach the Siegfried line and encircle Aachen. The XIX Corps continued fighting in Germany until the German surrender in May 1945. Much of this description was copied from Cornell University's digital library. The newspaper was printed by Henry J. MacMillan, US Army 62d Engineer Topographic Co, Fort Lewis, Wash. |
Object ID |
2019.033.001 |
Collection |
AIMH |
Caption |
Newspaper Back Top |
Number of images |
6 |
People |
Eisenhower, Dwight D. Corlett, Charles H. Shea, George D. Maguire, H. E. |
Search Terms |
D-Day Germany Le Tomahawk Map Siegfried line World War II XIX Corps |
Date |
October, 1944 |