D-Day – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:26:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg D-Day – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 D-Day Map Donated to Library of Congress https://www.maproomblog.com/2022/07/d-day-map-donated-to-library-of-congress/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:21:32 +0000 https://www.maproomblog.com/?p=1808020 More]]> A top-secret map of Omaha Beach used in the D-Day landing has been donated to the Library of Congress by the family of the soldier who carried it into battle, the Washington Post reports (mirror: Stars and Stripes). [MAPS-L]

]]> 1808020 Mapping Canada’s War Dead https://www.maproomblog.com/2017/11/mapping-canadas-war-dead/ Sat, 11 Nov 2017 15:34:37 +0000 http://www.maproomblog.com/?p=5759 More]]> Over the past few years, Global News’s Patrick Cain has been producing interactive maps pinpointing the home addresses of Canada’s war dead. Most date from 2013. Toronto’s map covers both World Wars and Korea; Winnipeg’s and Vancouver’s cover World War I alone. This map covers D-Day casualties across the country. This map shows the next-of-kin addresses for Korean War casualties. [Canadian Geographers]

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