1:25,000 maps of France

[Ivan Zaitzev]

Does anyone know where can I find the 1:25.000 maps of France, specifically from the Normandy region, the military used in WWII? I'm trying to plot some coordinates found on a war diary and I need the maps.

Thanks.

[Badger73]

http://community.battlefront.com/topic/111186-scenario-design-world-war-two-map-resource/#comment-1469071

McMaster University has a useful digital archive of WWII Topographic Maps.
Main URL = http://digitalarchive.mcmaster.ca/islandora/object/macrepo:32223
France 1:100k Topographic Maps are at URL = http://digitalarchive.mcmaster.ca/islandora/object/macrepo:8286

The McMaster maps have downloads at higher resolutions and cover the campaign areas. At 1k grid squares you can zoom closer with a decent reference for estimate of distance with reasonable elevation lines.

1:250,000 - 1954
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/france/txu-oclc-6617501-nm30-12.jpg
5km per grid

1:100,000 - WWII Topographic Map Series
McMaster University
http://library.mcmaster.ca/maps/ww2/ww2_Fran_Belg_Holl_ndx100k.htm

http://digitalarchive.mcmaster.ca/islandora/object/macrepo:8846
1 km per grid

http://english.mapywig.org/news.php?rowstart=11

http://wwii-photos-maps.com/

consider looking into Geoportail Advanced. URL = http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil
-> Click on "Version avancee"
- -> On left, click on "Cartes IGN" view (although "Cartes de Cassini" is tres cool without being useful!)
- - -> Enter "Arracourt, 54370" in search box.
You should see a traditional topographical image result. You can center and zoom. Contour lines appear nicely.

http://garmin.opentopomap.org/
https://github.com/der-stefan/OpenTopoMap

https://opentopomap.org
Use the Magnifying Glass icon to search for a location.

Avranches
https://opentopomap.org/#map=14/48.68450/-1.33904

[Ivan Zaitzev]

Thanks! I'm looking for 1:25,000 scale.

[DesertFox]

On ‎10‎.‎04‎.‎2016 at 1:49 AM, Ivan Zaitzev said:

Thanks! I'm looking for 1:25,000 scale.

British Library has a bunch of contemporary 1/50.000 scale maps. They work perfectly well for referncing coordinates that you frequently find in war diaries.

Link here: Example CAEN map

Example how to use them you can find here:

Ressources for Scenario Research #1 British Library Online Maps

Good luck with hunting down the locations.