Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Cloth “Silk” Escape and Evasion Map Lot Featuring 1944 Dated Nagasaki Map - 10 Maps Wartime Dated Category_Martini-Henry Accessories the mark of assistant sub-inspector

the mark of assistant sub-inspector George Curtis

The tear drop end is stamped with the number 056

and the "blue diamond" indicates the 3rd battalion of the 6th Marine Regiment

to allow the concentration of both armies on the western side of Italy for maximum firepower to break through to Rome

Though the armor could not protect against contemporary flintlock musket fire

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Cloth “Silk” Escape and Evasion Map Lot Featuring 1944 Dated Nagasaki Map - 10 Maps Wartime Dated Category_Martini-Henry Accessories the mark of assistant sub-inspectorOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 10 Available. Evasion charts or escape maps are maps made for service members, and intended to be used when caught behind enemy lines to assist in performing escape and evasion. Such documents were secreted to prisoners of war by various means to aid in escape attempts. During World War II, these clandestine maps were used by many American, British, and allied servicemen to escape from behind enemy lines. Special