Collection Summary
Karl Bender World War II German military
intelligence map collection. 1909-1946
1909-1946
G3201.S7 coll Bender
110 maps
10 map folders
German
Collection material in German
Geography amp; Map Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Collection of maps used by the German
army and airforce during World War II to plan military operations in Russia, Norway, and
other locations. Includes aerial photography. The collection also contains one postwar
map showing occupation zones in West Germany and a map set of Asia created before World
War I.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
Organizations
Germany. Heer. Abteilung für Kriegskarten- und Vermessungswesen.
Germany. Heer. Generalstab.
Germany. Luftwaffe. Generalstab.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945--Maps.
Form/Genre
Maps.
Provenance
Karl Bender donated the materials as a gift to the Division in 2002.
Processing History
The collection was arranged and described by Ryan Moore in 2017.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright of the Karl Bender World War II German military intelligence
map collection is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The Karl Bender World War II German military intelligence map collection is open to
research. Researchers are advised to contact the Geography & Map Reading Room
prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed
to retrieve these items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following
information: Container number, Karl Bender World War II German military intelligence
map collection, Geography & Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of 110 German military maps of Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is organized into ten series
-
[Series I](ser1) Deutsche Heereskarte Norway - Luftwaffenmeldenetz
(Buchstaben) 1:100,000
-
[Series II](ser2) Bildplankarte Norwegen 1:50,000
-
[Series III](ser3) Margeo-Karte Finnland 1:100,000
-
[Series IV](ser4) Sonderluftbildabteilung des RLM (Sobia) -
Bildplanskizze 1:25,000
-
[Series V](ser5) Uebersichtskarte 1:500,000 Westen
-
[Series VI](ser6) Karte von Ost-China 1:1,000,000
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[Series VII](ser7) Sudetenland
-
[Series VIII](ser8) Deutsche Heereskarte - Fliegerausgabe -
Weltkarte 1:1,000,000
-
[Series IX](ser9) Truppenkarte - Stereokarte - Italien 1:100,000
-
[Series X](ser10) Weltkarte 1:1,000,000 - Sonderausgabe
Catalog Record: [http://lccn.loc.gov/2016430891]
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Deutsche Heereskarte Norway -
Luftwaffenmeldenetz (Buchstaben) 1:100,000
Maps contain Luftwaffenmeldenetz ("airforce locating grid") and includes
Jagdtrapez, a 1943 modification of the German grid system that was developed
improve fighter defense following the escalation in the number of allied bomber
attacks against targets in Germany and German occupied territory.
Arranged by Blatt number.
Bratvaer 1945
1945
Norwegian 1:100,000
5924
Jagdtrapez 06 Ost S
2 copies
Herdla 1945
1945
Norwegian 1:100,000
Blatt 5420
Jagdtrapez 06 Ost S
Levanger 1945
1945
Norwegian 1:100,000
Blatt 5928
Jagdtrapez 16 Ost S
Meraaker 1945
1945
Norwegian 1:100,000
Blatt 5929
Jagdtrapez 16 Ost S
2 copies
Nordli 1945
1945
Norwegian 1:100,000
Blatt 6031
2
Bildplankarte Norwegen 1:50,000
Maps blend aerial photographs and cartographic illustrations. Prominent at top of
map: "Als Schiesskarte nicht geeignet!"
Arranged by sheet identification number.
C26 O Molde Nordteil 1944
1944
1:50,000
Truppenausgabe 1
D26 W Bolsoy 1944
1944
1:50,000
Truppenausgabe 1
D26 O Nesset 1944
1944
1:50,000
Truppenausgabe 1
D 27 O Romsdalen 1944
1944
1:50,000
Truppenausgabe 1
D27 W Voll 1944
1944
1:50,000
Truppenausgabe 1
E25 W Halsa 1944
1944
1:50,000
Truppenausgabe 1
E25 O Rindal 1944
1944
1:50,000
Ausgabe 1
P7 Balsfjord Nordteil 1944
1944
1:50,000
Ausgabe 1
P7 Balsfjord Suedteil 1944
1944
1:50,000
Ausgabe 1
R6 Skibotn Suedteil 1944
1944
1:50,000
Ausgabe 1
R7 Hellingskogen 1944
1944
1:50,000
Ausgabe 1
3
Margeo-Karte Finnland 1:100,000
"Marine-Geographic" maps of Finland. Colored maps with legend. In sidebar is a
short text describing sea and coastline, including information on harbors.
Arranged by Blatt number.
Sakkijarvi 1944
1944
1:1,000,000
Blatt 2
Lavansaari 1944
1944
1:1,000,000
Blatt 3
Kotka 1944
1944
1:1,000,000
Blatt 5
Helsinki 1944
1944
1:1,000,000
Blatt 7
Karis 1944
1944
1:1,000,000
Blatt 8
Turku 1944
1944
1:1,000,000
Blatt 10
Mariehamm 1944
1944
1:1,000,000
Blatt 12
Uusikaupunki 1944
1944
1:1,000,000
Blatt 13
Vehmaa 1944
1944
1:1,000,000
Blatt 14
Kankaanpaa 1944
1944
1:1,000,000
Blatt 16
4
Sonderluftbildabteilung des RLM (Sobia)
- Bildplanskizze 1:25,000
Aerial photographs overprinted with military grid and place names. Covers portion
of Russia.
Arranged by index number.
SU M-35-5-C b 1944
1944
1:25,000
SU M-35-7-A a 1943
1943
1:25,000
SU N-35-12-A c 1943
1943
1:25,000
3 copies
SU N-35-12-B d 1943
1943
1:25,000
3 copies
SU N-35-23-B a 1943
1943
1:25,000
SU N-35-23-B b 1943
1943
1:25,000
SU N-35-23-B c 1943
1943
1:25,000
SU N-35-23-B d 1943
1943
1:25,000
SU N-35-24-A a 1943
1943
1:25,000
2 copies
SU N-35-24-A b 1943
1943
1:25,000
SU N-35-24-A c 1943
1943
1:25,000
2 copies
SU O-35-105-A b 1943
1943
1:25,000
2 copies
SU O-36-39-D b 1942
1942
1:25,000
5
Uebersichtskarte 1:500,000 Westen
Maps of Western Europe.
Gea-Vehrkerskarte. Some items stamped "captured map."
Arranged by Blatt number.
Blatt 4
France and Switzerland
Blatt 7
France and Great Britain - English Channel
Blatt 8
Great Britain
Blatt 10
Germany and Denmark
Blatt 11
Germany and Luxembourg
6
Karte von Ost-China 1:1,000,000
Maps created by Abteilung der Koenigl. Preuss. Landes Aufnahme.
Small-scale maps that illustrate communication lines, roads, and railroads.
Forts, commerical harbors, and military harbors are indicated.
Arranged by sheet name.
Amoy 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Dolon nor 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Futschau 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Hankau 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
His ngan fu 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Kirin 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Mukden 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Nan Tschang Fu 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Nanking 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Peking 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Pyong Yang 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Sairussu 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Soul 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Tie Ling Hsien 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Tschung King Fu 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Tsi Nan Fu 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Tsingtau 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Wladiwostok 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Yi Stchang Fu 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
Yu Lin Fu 1909
1909
1:1,000,000
7
Sudetenland
Set of maps depicting the German Sudetenland. Marked "Geheim" (secret).
Sudetenlaender, Physikalkische Uebersicht mit
Bodenarten under Uebersichtspunkten 1942
1942
1:750,00
Blatt 1
side 1
Sudetenlaender, Uebersicht und
Landschaftsgliederung 1942
1942
1:750,000
Karte 2
side 2
Karte der Steinbrueche in den Sudetenlaendern
1942
1942
1:75,000
Blatt 3
side 1
Fernsprech and Funkwesen 1942
1942
1:500,000
Karte 7
side 2
Landwirtschaftliche Erzeugung und Verabeitung
1942
1942
1:500,000
Karte 8
side 2
8
Deutsche Heereskarte - Fliegerausgabe -
Weltkarte 1:1,000,000
Set maps of the world.
Arranged by Blatt number.
Sfax 1943
1943
1:1,000,000
Blatt I 32
Tunesien
Tripolis 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
Blatt I 33
Libyen
Bengasi 1943
1943
1:1,000,000
Blatt I 34
Libyen
Damaskus 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
Blatt I 37
Syria, Irak, Transjordanien
Athen 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
Blatt Jot 34
Griechenland
Izmir 194?
194?
1:1,000,000
Blatt Jot 35
Turkei
Konya 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
Blatt Jot 36
Turkei
Erzurum 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
Blatt Jot 37
Turkei
Sofia 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
Blatt K 34
Bulgaria
Sinop 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
Blatt K 36
Turkei
Batum 1941
1941
1:1,000,000
Blatt K 37
Turkei
Mailand 1944
1944
1:1,000,000
Blatt L 32
Italien
Kiew 1943
1943
1:1,000,000
Blatt M 36
Ud SSR
Lemberg 1943
1943
1:1,000,000
Blatt M35
Ud SSR
Helsinki 1941
1941
1:1,000,000
Blatt P 35
Finland
Marrakesch 1943
1943
1:1,000,000
Blatt H 29
Marokko
Meshed 1941
1941
1:1,000,000
Blatt J-40
Iran, Ud SSR
Madrid 1941
1941
1:1,000,000
Blatt K 30
Spanien
Wien 1941
1941
1:1,000,000
Blatt M-33
Osterreich
9
Truppenkarte - Stereokarte - Italien
1:100,000
Instructions for viewing: "Um den wirklichen Eindruck plastischen Sehens zu
haben, muessen die Augen genua senkrecht ueber der Karte sein. Karte stets bei
gutem, hellem Licht betrachten. Das gruene Glas der Brille vor das linke Auge
bringen. Um Taeuschungen vorzubeugen, muss die Karte immer in Normallage sein,
also Norden nach oben."
Arranged by Blatt number.
Asti 1943
1943
1:100,000
Blatt Nr. 69
2 copies
Apuana 1943
1943
1:100,000
Blatt Nr. 96
4 copies
S. Marcello Pistoiese 1943
1943
1:100,000
Blatt Nr. 97
2 copies
Terni 1944
1944
1:100,000
Blatt Nr. 138
10
Weltkarte 1:1,000,000 - Sonderausgabe
Set maps of the world.
Arranged by index number.
Basra 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
H 38
Irak
Kerman 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
H 40
Iran
Kairo 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
H-36
Agyptien
Bushire 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
H-39
Iran
Casablanca 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
I 29
Marokko
Fes 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
I 30
Span-Marokko
Laghut 1943
1943
1:1,000,000
I 31
Algerien
Baghdad 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
I 38
Irak
Tehren 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
I 39
Iran
Birjand 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
I 40
Iran
Lyon 1941
1941
1:1,000,000
L 31
Frankreich
Triest 1943
1943
1:1,000,000
L 33
Italien
Budapest 1944
1944
1:1,000,000
L 34
Ungarn
Bukarest 1944
1944
1:1,000,000
L 35
Rumanien
Rostow 1941
1941
1:1,000,000
l 37
Ud SSR
Pjatigorsk 1942
1942
1:1,000,000
L 38
Ud SSR
Bordeux 1941
1941
1:1,000,000
N.L. 30
Frankreich
Edinburgh 1941
1941
1:1,000,000
N.N. 30
Gross Britannien