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COMBINED ARMS RESEARCH LIBRARY

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS

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CHART I MAPS

BELLEJILE-EN-MER

France, West Coast

August, 1944

CONTENT:) OF THIS FOLDER

1. Chart-Maps 1039 - 1040 - 1041

2. Beach Profile sheets to accompany above Chart - Maps
3. Tide Curves for the period 1 Sept. - 14 Sept., 44
4. Landing Craft Silhouettes

fipprinted for instructional purposes and

issued fay:

Intelligence Division, Office of the Chief Engineer,

E.T. O U. S. ARMY

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NOTES (7) Road Classification is based on Michelin and other information. It has not been
Spheroid Clarke 1880
checked on the ground and its reliability is uncertain.
Origin 52 Grades N. Meridian of Paris
2) Contours at 10m V. I. were plotted by Multiplex aero-projectors. Vertical control
alse Co-ords. of Origin 600.000m.E. 200.000m.N.
obtained from French 1:80,000 maps.
Scale Factor-8156 9 / 8157 9 CHART
Difference in Long. Paris Greenwich 2 70' 13-95"
Principal Points of photographs used in compilation are shown thus -f NO. 1040
) Triq Lists of this area are on a 1:50,000 sheet basis-see incidence

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FRANCE
Compiled by 660th Engrs., U. S. Army. 1944 from
aerial photographs and control provided by exist
ing French triangulation. Photography by USAAF
& RAF, 1943/44

N O T E : Woodland features. Gen- DEFENCE LEGEND (I July 44)

erally, roads, streams and many fields

ARTILLERY POSITIONS UNNOC. ^ OPEN ^ h CONCRETE

are bounded by trees which are not
shown on this sheet. Many small FIXED POSITIONS LIGHT ^ MED. ^ HEAVY ^
woodland features have been omitted
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due to difficulty in showing them by '
symbol. Thinned out orchards have DUAL PURPOSE POSITIONS LIGHT ^ MED. HEAVY %
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Roads in Built-up Area with Bridge
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SECTIONAL CHART-MAP EE 1 inch equals 100 feet

10

BEACH PROFILE SHEET

to accompany

U. S: CHART-MAP No. 1041

BEACH Field
44
SOUTH CAROLINA'
BELLE-ILE-EN-MER
FRANCE, WEST COAST
VERTICAL BEACH PROFILE EE

Scale of Sectional Chart-Map 1 inch equals 100 feet

Horizontal scale of Profile 1 inch equals 100 feet
Vertical scale of Profile 1 inch equals 10 feet
Tide Curve for the day 20 r- 20
to be inserted here

15 -15

10 MAP MAP
ZERO ZERO

1. The Sectional Chart - Maps with Vertical Beach - 5

Profiles EE and FF are enlarged from the areas shown in

Chart-Map 1041 Directly under the Sectional Chart-Map,

and at the same horizontal scale, the Beach Profile is drawn, CHART CHART
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to the left of which a space is provided to insert the tide DATUM DATUM
Rocky bottom
curve. Instructions for the use of these diagrams in Ortho-

tidal projection are to be found on the reverse side of this

L-5
sheet. " 5
1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 100 200 300
2. The Beach Profiles shown here are distorted, the ver
tical scale being 10 times the horizontal scale which has

been kept the same as that of the accompanying map.

Owing to the distortion, the slopes appear much steeper

than they actually are, but more accurate vertical measure

ments for the application of tidal data are thus made

SECTIONAL CHART-MAP FF 1 inch equals 100 feet

possible.

3. The profiles have been developed from the following

sources.

Chart depths from French Hydrographic Chart, 1938.

Beach elevations from Aerial Photographs taken at

varying stages of tide.

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Land elevations from available map sources, and obli
que Aerial Photographs, (see below)

4. The map shown on this sheet has been developed

entirely from Aerial Photographs, and spot heights taken

from French Charts.

Water depths and Beach elevations (in feet) are re

ferred to the Chart Datum Plane, which corresponds ap
proximately to the lowest occuring low water.

Heights on land are referred to Map zero, approx

imately Mean Sea Level, shown in the vertical profile scale.

5. The landing craft silhouette transparent accompanying

the profile sheet is used in the following way:

The hour contemplated for the beaching of the craft

is marked on the tide curve (for the day) and the height
VERTICAL BEACH PROFILE FF
of the water drawn to the profile. To this water-level, the

waterline of the landing craft is adjusted, and the silhouette

slid until touching the profile. In this manner the beaching

, of craft for an entire operation can be studied.

Tide Curve for the day

r-20 r 20
to be inserted here
FEE

15 - 15

10 MAP MAP
ZERO ZERO
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Produced Jointly By: - 5

Commander Task Force One Two Two, U. 5. Navy
and Intelligence Division, O.C.E., E.T.O.U.S. Army CHART - 0. CHART
DATUM DATUM
Rocky bottom

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