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Maps and Survey - CONTENTS
Through the courtesy of the National Archives, Kew, the Defence Surveyors’ Association is including Maps & Survey, H.M.S.O. on its web site.
The object of the book is to present in a convenient and accessible form the principal facts and features concerning Maps and Survey during the Second World War for the benefit of instructors and students at Military Educational Establishments, of staff officers, and of others who will be responsible for the organization, training and development of the Army for any future war which may arise.
The subject matter has been compiled from the following sources:—
The personal experience of officers who held appointment as Directors of Survey, Survey Staff Officers, or as officers serving with survey units.
A study of reports, diaries, correspondence, and other documents dealing with survey activities on the home front and in the various operational
theatres.
CHAPTER I—BASIC SURVEY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
SECTIONS
1. Directorate of Military Survey (War Office). 1
2. The Ordnance Survey of Great Britain. 6
3. The Survey Training Centre R.E. 9
CHAPTER II.—FRANCE AND BELGIUM 1939-40
SECTIONS
1. Survey organization. 13
2. Maps and map production. 17
3. Triangulation and field surveys. 26
4. Map supply and distribution. 32
CHAPTER III.—HOME DEFENCE AND PREPARATION FOR OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS 1940-44
CHAPTER IV.—BRITISH-AMERICAN MAPPING POLICY
SECTIONS
1. Survey organization and narrative. 49
2. Maps and map production. 73
3. Air survey photography. 102
4. Triangulation and field surveys. 106
5. Map supply and distribution. 136
CHAPTER VI.—ITALIAN EAST AFRICA
SECTIONS
1. Survey organization and narrative. 139
2. Maps and map production. 151
3. Triangulation and field surveys. 159
4. Map supply and distribution. 162
SECTIONS
1. Operational background. 165
2. Survey organization and narrative. 172
3. Air photography for mapping and revision. 193
SECTIONS
1. Brief history of the Burma campaign. 196
2. Survey organization. 205
3. Maps and map production. 222
4. Air photography for mapping and revision. 243
5. Triangulation and field surveys. 250
6. Map supply and distribution. 252
SECTIONS
1. Survey organization and narrative. 258
2. Maps and map production. 270
3. Triangulation and field surveys. 276
4. Map supply and distribution. 280
SECTIONS
1. Survey organization and narrative. 289
2. Maps and map production. 302
3. Triangulation and field surveys. 322
4. Map supply and distribution. 329
5. Map supply to the Air Forces. 336
6. Air photography for mapping and revision. 339
CHAPTER XI—FRANCE, BELGIUM, HOLLAND, AND GERMANY 1944-45
SECTIONS
1. Survey organization and narrative. 344
2. Maps and map production. 366
A.
3. Triangulation and field surveys. 411
In the United Kingdom. 366
B.
Overseas. 392
A.
4. Air photography for mapping and revision. 439
5. Reconnaissance surveys of potential airfield sites. 447
6. Map supply and distribution. 449
7. Map supply for the Allied Expeditionary Air Force. 474
Preparatory work during the planning period. 411
B.
Field surveys overseas. 420
CHAPTER XII.—MISCELLANEOUS THEATRES
SECTIONS
1. Iceland. 479
2. Malaya. 483
3. Greece. 486
4. Sicily. 496
5. The Pacific. 504
CHAPTER XIII.—DOMINION AND COLONIAL SURVEY UNITS
SECTIONS
1. Canada. 511
2. Australia. 521
3. The Union of South Africa. 531
4. Southern Rhodesia. 538
5. East Africa. 545
6. West Africa. 546
CHAPTER XIV.—MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
SECTIONS
1. Map production in the United Kingdom. 548
2. Relief models. 555
3. Army/Air maps. 560
4. Maps for the Air Forces. 562
5. Some comments on survey organization. 565
6. Radar control for air survey photography. 579
7. Grids and map co-ordinates. 582
8. Survey equipment. 584
9. The supply of survey stores. 588
10. Beach information for assault operations. 594
11. Map supply for Airborne Forces. 600
APPENDICES
I. S.H.A.E.F. Operation Memorandum "Artillery and EngineerSurvey." 614
II. S.H.A.E.F. Operation Memorandum "Map Co-ordinates." 618
DIAGRAMS
Nos.
1. The British Military Survey Organization, May, 1945. 4
2. Grid Zones in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. 112
3. Adjustments to the Triangulation Systems in Cyrenaica. 118
4. Triangulation in Palestine. 123
5. The Mediterranean Chain of Triangulation. 128
6. Map and Survey organization in the Mediterranean Theatre of
operations, 1944-45.
7. Map and Survey organization with the Allied Expeditionary Force
in North West Europe, 1944-45.
8. Grid Zones in Central Europe. 414
9. Belgium-England-France Triangulation Connection. 418
10. Geodetic Connection between the Triangulation Systems of
Belgium, Holland, France, Luxembourg, Germany. 431
11. Norway-Denmark. Triangulation in connection between Norway
and Denmark. 433
12. Airfield Sites in Northern France. 450
13. Map Supply organization for U.S. Army and Air Force. 465
14. Organization of Survey Directorate with British Second Army
during "Overlord" 1944-45. 567
15. Organization for Map Distribution in the Field as developed
during the 1939-45 War. 580
SKETCH MAPS
Nos.
1. Northern France and the Low Countries. 15
2. The World.
3. Middle East. 51
4. Palestine, Syria and Trans-Jordan. 53
5. East Africa. 140
6. Persia-Iraq. 166
7. India, Burma and Malaya. 198
8. Burma, Assam and Bengal. 200
9. North West Africa and the Western Mediterranean. 259
10. Italy. 290
11. Northern France and the Low Countries (1944-45). 345
12. North West Europe.
13. Iceland. 480
14. Malay Peninsula. 484
15. Greece. 488
16. Sicily. 498
17. The Pacific.
facing 48facing 400facing 528
PLATES (following p. 620)
Nos.
1. GSGS 4042 N.W. Europe 1: 250,000
Sheet 7 "Rouen-Paris" (Edition of 1938).
2. GSGS 2738 France 1: 250,000
Sheet 13 (Edition of 1938).
3. GSGS 4040 France and Belgium 1: 50,000
Sheet 53 "Courtrai" (Edition of 1937).
4. GSGS
Sheet 47 N.W. "Evreux" (Edition of 1938).
5. GSGS 4041 N.E. France and Belgium 1: 25,000
Sheet 36 N.W. "Bree" (Edition of 1939).
6. GSGS 4193 Turkey 1: 200,000
Sheet B. 16 "Kars."
7. GSGS 4362 Daba-Alexandria Series 1: 50,000
Sheet 5 "El Alamein."
8. GSGS 4386 Egypt and Cyrenaica 1: 250,000
Sheet 3 "Salum-Tobruch."
9. Middle East 1: 25,000 Matruh area.
10. GSGS 4076 Cyrenaica 1: 100,000
Sheet 19 "Tobruk" 1941.
11. Egypt "Going" Map 1: 500,000
Sheet 2 "Cairo."
12. GSGS 4078 Palestine 1: 100,000
Sheet "Nablus" 1941.
13. The Levant 1: 50,000
Sheet "Tripoli."
14. Palestine 1: 25,000
Sheet 17-13 "Jerusalem" 1943.
15. GSGS 4225 Tunisia 1: 50,000
Sheet "Mareth."
16. Tunisia 1: 50,000
Sheet 83 S.E. "Mareth."
17. Eritrea 1: 50,000
Keren area.
18. E. Africa 1: 500,000
Sheet "Dire Daua."
19. E. Africa 1: 250,000
Sheet "Fich-Imi."
20. GSGS 3919 Iran
Sheet I-39G "Hamadan."
21. Iraq 1: 50,000 (Ruwanduz area)
Sheet 3 "Galala."
22. Iran 1: 25,000 (Razan area)
Sheet 16 "Durud."
23. Burma 1 inch to 1 mile
Sheet 84| (2nd Edition 1943).
24. GSGS 4218 Assam and Burma 4 miles to 1 inch
Sheet 841 "Mawlaik."
25. India 1:25,000 (Palel area)
Sheet 4.
26. Siam 1:25,000
"Phuket Island."
27. GSGS 4180 Algeria 1: 200,000
Sheet 9 "Bone" 1941.
28. GSGS 4230 Italy 1: 250,000
Sheet 35 "Napoli."
29. GSGS 4164 Italy 1: 100,000
Sheet 142 "Civitavecchia."
30. GSGS 4229 Italy 1: 50,000
Sheet 217-1 "Fordongianus."
31. GSGS 4228 Italy 1: 25,000
Sheet 88III S.E. with layers and topographical overprint.
32. GSGS 4228 Sicily 1: 25,000
Sheet 262-1 S.W. and 1 S.E.
33. Provisional GSGS 4229 Italy 1: 50,000
Sheet 192-1 "Alghero."
34. Italy 1: 200,000 Road Map
Sheet 19.
35. GSGS 4164 Italy 1: 100,000
Sheets 245 and 246 with "Going" overprint, based on air
photo information.
36. GSGS 4040 N.E. France and Belgium 1: 50,000
Sheet 53 "Courtrai" (Edition of 1943).
37. GSGS 4250 N. France 1: 50,000
Sheet 9 F/3 "Evreux" (Edition of 1943).
38. GSGS 4471 E. France 1: 50,000
Sheet XXXIV-11 "Thionville" (Edition of 1943).
39. GSGS 4336 N.E. France and Belgium 1: 100,000
Sheet 18 "Beauvais" (Edition of 1943).
40. GSGS 4249 France 1: 100,000
Sheet 7F "Caen-Falaise" (Edition of 1943).
41. GSGS 4042 North West Europe 1: 250,000
Sheet 7 "Rouen-Paris" (Army/Air Edition 1943).
42. GSGS 2738 France 1: 250,000
Sheet 13 "Vannes" (Army/Air Edition of 1943).
43. GSGS 4041 N.E. France and Belgium 1: 25,000
Sheet 36 N.W. "Bree" (Edition of 1944).
44. 1: 12,500 special map "Dieppe" (Edition of 1942).
45. GSGS 4347 N. France 1: 25,000 (Benson Series)
Sheet 37/18 S.E. "Creully" (Edition of 1944).
46. 1: 25,000 Photo-Map N. France
Sheet 1-23 (Cherbourg Series) (Edition of 1944).
47. GSGS 4096 Holland 1: 25,000
Sheet B. 345 (Edition of 1941).
48. GSGS 4427 Holland 1: 25,000
Sheet 353 "Haarlem."
49. GSGS 4490 France 1: 12,500
Sheet "Ouistreham."
50. GSGS 4346 Germany 1: 250,000
Sheet L. 54 "Hamburg" (Army/Air Edition of 1943).
51. GSGS 4416 Germany 1: 100,000
Sheet L. 4 "Hamburg" (Edition of 1943).
52. GSGS 4414 Germany 1: 25,000
Sheet 2713 "Westerstede" (Edition of 1944).
53. GSGS 4507 Germany 1: 50,000
Sheet 91 "Westerstede" (Edition of 1945).
54. GSGS 4517 (R. Rhine) 1: 12,500
55. Airfield Reconnaissance Diagram 1: 10,000
56. GSGS 4493 "Lattice Map" (Mercator Projection).
57. Dropping Zone Map. 1: 50,000. Used by Airborne Forces
Normandy, 6th June, 1944.
INDEX.
\ inch to 1 mile4040A N. France 1: 50,000facing 304facing 368