Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area Category_Water Jacket Assembly so this was most likely

so this was most likely used in training

the pattern 1730

Cuffs and collars have royal blue facings as the 79th had a royal designation

A wonderful World War Two manufactured set that was issued but not used in the 1960s

1741 Furbisher at Hampton Court resigned

Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area Category_Water Jacket Assembly so this was most likelyOriginal 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).