[FONT="]I have a new product for sale: A DVD with 240 .jpeg images of six Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) "Ground Checking Notes." During WWII the SHAEF G-2 produced a series of six "Ground Checking Notes." Each document is a photographic study that examines captured German defenses in the wake of the Allied Advance. The purpose of the studies was to assist photo interpreters in identifying Germany defensive installations. Each is illustrated with aerial photographs, ground photographs, plans and sketches of various field and concrete fortifications. Text pages were scanned at 200 dpi, diagrams at 300 dpi, and photograph pages at 600 dpi. [/FONT] [FONT="]No 1, Siegfried Line (Westwall) around Aachen and Canal Defenses in Holland. Examines roadblocks, obstacles, and pillboxes in the Aachen area, and has a short description of canal defenses southeast of Zwartbroek and a mortar position near Leveroij, Holland. 21 Pages, December 1944.[/FONT] [FONT="]No 2, Siegfried Line (Westwall) East of Geilenkirchen and Field Fortifications in Holland. Examines exterior and interior features of blockhouses and a mortar positions east of Geilenkirchen, Germany and various field fortifications and dummy positions in Holland. 22 Pages, January 1945.[/FONT] [FONT="]No 3, Fortress of Le Havre. Examines concrete works and permanent artillery positions at Le Havre and between along the coast between La Havre and Fecamp, France. Includes a comparison of pre-D Day intelligence with the armament and state of the sites after capture by the Allies and a map overlay of all defenses in the La Havre area. 65 Pages, February 1945.[/FONT] [FONT="]No 4, Defenses of Severne Gap and Saales Area, France. Examines field works, obstacles, concrete positions, and decoy firing positions west of Saverne and south of Saales, France. 40 Pages, February 1945.[/FONT] [FONT="]No 5, Defenses of the Reichswald Area. Examines field defenses and artillery and Flak positions near Reichswald and Siegfried Line (Westwall) defenses near Cleve, Germany. Includes a diagram of the German defenses, an underwater bridge near Abbeville, France, and a destroyed radar station near Braunsrath, Germany. 37 Pages. April 1945.[/FONT] [FONT="]No 6, Flak and Anti-Tank Sites. Examines anti-tank and Flak positions at Venlo, Holland and Bruggen, Udem, Xanten, and Dusseldorf, Germany. Includes a diagram of a central command post. 37 Pages. May 1945.[/FONT] [FONT="]The price is $14.99 plus postage ($3 US Domestic and $5 International). If interested in this item or an complete product list, please PM me or email to digitalhistoryarchive@verizon.net Regards, Marc[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
