- Title: NEWSMAP | Monday, July 12, 1943 | Week of July 1 to July 8 | 200th week of the War - 82nd Week of U.S. Participation
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Author: U.S. Government Printing Office
- Date: Monday, July 12, 1943
- Condition: Excellent - minimal seperations at folds.
- Inches: 47 x 35 [Paper]
- Centimeters: 119.38 x 88.90 [Paper]
- Product ID: 308671
200th week of the War - 82nd week of U.S. Participation
This 1943 U.S. Government Printing Office “Newsmap” presents a visually rich weekly war summary, combining theater maps, operational sketches, photographs, and concise text blocks to brief servicemembers on current World War II developments across Russia, the Southwest Pacific, and other active fronts. The main maps and photographs highlight mid‑1943 Allied offensives: in the upper right, detailed inset maps trace advances and landings around New Georgia and neighboring islands in the central Solomons, while the large lower‑left map focuses on the New Guinea coast near Lae and Salamaua, showing Allied control south of the Huon Gulf and the locations of key Japanese bases. A smaller map at lower right outlines the curving Eastern Front near Moscow to indicate shifting German and Soviet lines, and the accompanying aerial photographs and text blocks summarize concurrent air operations and broader “war fronts” in Russia, the Southwest Pacific, Crete, and Kiska for the week of July 1–8, 1943.
Verso, titled “Battle Area on the Eastern Front,” offers a dense, large‑scale wartime map of the Soviet‑German front from the Baltic and Leningrad south through Moscow and Ukraine to the Black Sea. It carefully plots railways, rivers, marshes, and political boundaries, providing servicemembers with a strategic overview of key cities, transportation networks, and contested terrain across one of World War II’s most critical theaters.
Background on Creator
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), now known as the U.S. Government Publishing Office, was established in 1861 to serve the printing needs of the federal government. During World War II, the GPO played a crucial role by producing a vast array of materials designed to inform, motivate, and unite the American public—including propaganda posters such as the war bond poster seen here.
The GPO was responsible for designing, printing, and distributing official documents, posters, and pamphlets for various governmental agencies. At the time, it was the largest printing plant in the world, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by skilled craftsmen. Its output encompassed everything from military manuals and ration books to motivational posters aimed at supporting the war effort.