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German Operations Map — Bastogne Sector, 2 January 1945
The view from the other side of the most famous siege of the Second World War.
This is a German Army operations map (Lage West — Situation West) covering the Neuerburg–Diekirch sector, annotated by hand on 2 January 1946 at 1:100,000 scale. It captures the western front at a pivotal moment: two weeks into the Battle of the Bulge, with the encirclement of Bastogne broken by Patton's Third Army on 26 December, and German forces now struggling to contain the Allied counteroffensive pushing back through the frozen Ardennes. Hand-drawn in blue and red, the map shows German unit positions, axis of advance arrows, and front line traces — a operational snapshot of a battle already turning against its architects.
The header reads Nur für den Dienstgebrauch — for official use only. It was never meant to be seen by enemy eyes. The Raum Bastogne annotation in the upper left corner leaves no doubt about what this map was tracking.
What makes it extraordinary is its perspective. This is not how Allied commanders saw the battle — this is how German officers understood their own deteriorating situation, marked up in real time as the last great German offensive in the West collapsed around them.
Product Details:
- Printed on 175 gsm premium fine-art paper
- Matte finish for an authentic archival appearance
- Created from high-resolution scans of the original 1945 map
- Displays German unit positions, front lines, and operational annotations
- Ideal for collectors, historians, educators, and battlefield visitors
- Ships worldwide in protective packaging
A rare reproduction of a German operational map from the Battle of the Bulge — annotated by hand, marked for official use only, and never intended to survive the war.