Maps of World War 2 army diary and autobiography

The war map above illustrates the regions my Dad visited across the world during his World War 1939-45. He started WW2 in the Territorial Army, with horrific action at Dunkirk. Then he had a Queen Mary voyage to Egypt, sailing right around Africa to get there. There followed the bloody battle of Wadi Akarit (Operation Scipio in Tunisia, North Africa), then the Sicilian campaign (Operation Husky). Later, at Normandy, he was wounded in action and witnessed the post-war devastation in Germany. Dad was a Green Howard with the 50th division (50 Div) amongst others.

For an interactive map click here to visit a dedicated Google Map (opens in separate window)

Note about Google Maps - this facility can be slow depending on the power of your PC, but it performs OK on most machines, superbly on newer ones. It sometimes helps if you close down any unwanted applications.

For a text-based itinerary click here