Original U.S. WWII 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (505th PIR) Signed Silk Escape Map of Italy Military Audio most of which has unfortunately

most of which has unfortunately been worn off

These are included in the case

An acceptable pattern was developed and approved and production began at Eisenhuettenwerke Thale A

The frog itself is made of soft leather

and a few pin holes

Original U.S. WWII 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (505th PIR) Signed Silk Escape Map of Italy Military Audio most of which has unfortunatelyOriginal Items: One of a kind. This is an artificial silk map sheet J3 and J4 Italian map which is an unusual in that it is based on native Italian maps and not a Bartholomew map. The key legend is also unusual as it is in Italian, German, French, English, Dutch and we think Hungarian and Yugoslavian. Records show that it was printed in 1942. It was issued to airborne units and this particular map was issued to a member of the 505th Parachute Infantry