Maps: Memories from the Second World War
Through personal stories, photography and memorabilia, this exhibition at the National War Museum charts the creation and use of maps during the Second World War.
About Maps: Memories from the Second World War
| 9th Mar 2024 to 26th Jan 2026 | |
| Normal opening times | |
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National War Museum Edinburgh Castle Castlehill, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 2NG |
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| Free, included in admission | |
| Visit the event website here |
Between 1939 and 1945, over 3,000 million maps were produced for the Allied, Soviet and German forces during the Second World War.
Originally used to navigate the jungles of south-east Asia or for devising an escape plan, the maps on display are now mementoes, kept alongside medals and photographs to say ‘I was there.’
From aerial photography to war diaries, and even a fashionable dress made from escape and evasion maps, the exhibition introduces us to a Prisoner of War, an RAF pilot, a Brigadier and an army chaplain through the maps they kept as a memory of their war service.
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