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Military Geographic Information on European and Asiatic Russia Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-MGI

Scope and Contents

The Military Geographic Information on European and Asiatic Russia Collection contains groupings of maps and booklets with geographic information on Russia, the greater Soviet Union area, and one group of materials related to Southeast France. Most of the sets of booklets and maps are titled Militärgeographische Angaben über das Asiatische Rußland or Militärgeographische Angaben über das Europäische Rußland, with one set titled Militärgeographische Beschreibung von Frankreich.

Locations covered in Russia include Moscow, Vologda-Arkhangelsk region, Central Russia, Northeast Russia, Karelia and Kola, and Ural regions. There are also materials covering Kazakhstan-Turkestan and the Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. There is one set covering Southeast France.

The sets include booklets and maps that document railways, streets, shipping lines, aviation areas, population densities, geological features, and waterways. Several sets include booklets with photographic prints of regional features. The materials were created by Army General Staff in the German Department for War Maps and Surveying in Berlin for military use during World War II.

Maps are arranged by geographic region in their original set groupings. Folders are arranged alphabetically by title.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940-1942

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Full Extent

1.68 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

German

Abstract

The Military Geographic Information on European and Asiatic Russia Collection contains sets of maps and booklets with geographic information on Russia, the greater Soviet Union area, and one group of materials related to Southeast France. The materials were created by Army General Staff in the German Department for War Maps and Surveying in Berlin for military use during World War II.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Robert Gohstand, 2025

Processing Information

Mallory Furnier, 2025

Title
Guide to the Military Geographic Information on European and Asiatic Russia Collection
Status
Completed
Date
2025-05-21
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
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