Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area - 22 ½” x 24” Hotchkiss MG as the early green paint

as the early green paint can be seen in areas where it has chipped through

Average weight of an axe this size is between 1 and 2 kg (2

seas and airspace get heavily clouded with friendly and enemy vehicles

The two brass badges are intact and retain much of their original paint

Just a great example of a private purchase knife

Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area - 22 ½” x 24” Hotchkiss MG as the early green paintOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare hard to find March 1944 dated "Zones of France", Scale 1: 2. 000. 000, silk map. On D Day, this map was mainly worn by US airborne troops around their neck. In February 1944, in preparation for D Day, the Intelligence School No. 9 (IS9) responsible for Western European Area (WEA) produced a second edition of the rayon map of France, printed in colors on one side, 1: 2. 000. 000 scale (1 cm for 20 km).