Silk Route

1944

Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei
Amsterdam, Netherlands

When Lieutenant Colonel John Frost, commander of the British 2nd Parachute Battalion, landed in the Netherlands on 17 September 1944, this silk map of the Netherlands, Belgium and France was safely tucked in his pocket.

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Title: Silk Route
Date: 1944
Location: Oosterbeek
Physical Dimensions: h 70 cm x w 70 cm
Provenance: From the collection of the ‘Hartenstein’ Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek
External Link: More information and (historical) photos, http://www.tweedewereldoorlog.nl/100voorwerpen/voorwerp/zijden-route/
Provenance Link: http://www.airbornemuseum.nl/

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