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Newsmap. Monday, 12 February 1945 - Manila, Bonin Islands, Berlin, Japanese Life

World War 2 70th Anniversary - Exhibit and resources from Government Documents and Maps Department, UHM

February 1, 2015-February 7, 2015
Location: Government Documents

Description: Newsmap. Monday, 12 February 1945: week of 31 January to 7 February, 283rd week of the war, 165th week of U.S. participation. Manila liberated by General Douglas MacArthur. Bonin Islands as well as Berlin bombed by Allied aircraft. Verso of map shows scenes of Japanese life in 1939.

Notes: Newsmaps were color posters issued by the U.S. Army and the Government Printing Office (GPO) on Mondays during the World War II. They combine maps, images, and news from the previous week’s war effort. 

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