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4601
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Luftwaffe mission orders for bombing raids over England.
See original version (French)
4601
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Luftwaffe mission orders for bombing raids over England.
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
Luftwaffe mission orders for bombing raids over England. Including a paper sheet indicating the area to be bombed, in this case the North Park gasworks in the north of Liverpool Bottle, all geographical coordinates are present. Description of the buildings, as well as the railway lines, and the crucial elements that had to be destroyed. Information concerning strategic sites close to the target, as well as anti-aircraft defence elements. Document dated October 1939. Aerial views specific to this sector are attached. Liverpool Bootle Geheim GB 5283C, Gaswerk am North Park, dated September 1939. An aerial view of Liverpool Bootle, GB 5283b. An aerial view of Liverpool Bootle, Gaswerk am North Park, Geheim GB 5283C, dated 24 May 1939. Numerous target marks throughout. According to the seller, these documents were issued by the Belgian Resistance. Some wear and patina to parts, as well as a few stains and tears. Condition II+. Luftwaffe mission orders relating to bombing operations over England. Including a document identifying the target area as the North Park gas works located north of Liverpool. Complete geographical coordinates, building descriptions, railway lines, and key objectives to be destroyed are included. Information is also provided concerning strategic targets near the objective and anti-aircraft defences. Dated October 1939. Accompanied by aerial reconnaissance photographs Liverpool Bootle Geheim GB 5283C, Gaswerk North Park dated September 1939, and Liverpool Bootle, Gaswerk am North Park, Geheim GB 5283C dated 24 May 1939. Numerous target markings throughout. According to the vendor, these documents originated from the Belgian Resistance. Showing honest wear and patina, together with some stains and tears. Condition II+.
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