Interesting article about the secret military intelligence operation towards the end of WW II.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ ... 180973317/
Behind the Lines in WW II
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Re: Behind the Lines in WW II
the Zeiss stereoplanigraph makes my head spin
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Re: Behind the Lines in WW II
Very interesting story. Living in times now where precise maps and positions are a click away it’s great to read recent history outlining the importance surveyors played. Thanks for sharing! Jp
“In the basement of one building, they found 18 bundles of survey data, hidden behind a pile of rubbish. Marked “Secret” or “Confidential” in German, the sheets covered thousands of survey points in southwestern Germany. The data had immediate operational value for the U.S. Seventh Army, which was beginning to push its way across the Rhine into that area. Hough decided to shortcut the chain of command to get the information directly to the artillery units that could use it.”
“In the basement of one building, they found 18 bundles of survey data, hidden behind a pile of rubbish. Marked “Secret” or “Confidential” in German, the sheets covered thousands of survey points in southwestern Germany. The data had immediate operational value for the U.S. Seventh Army, which was beginning to push its way across the Rhine into that area. Hough decided to shortcut the chain of command to get the information directly to the artillery units that could use it.”