German Target map 1940 East Kent. Dover Folkestone Margate Manstone

Hi guys,
I have just bought this 1940 German map of East Kent that i think was used for target information?
Special Edition. Some of the places with targets East Kent. Dover, Folkestone, Margate, Manstone and many more on the map. Would the German air force have used this map or the army ? for an invasion?
I took the photos with my phone as map is large. Used Google Translate so english might not be 100%

 

A few more photos. Used Google Translate so english might not be 100%
Keith

 

A few more. German map has arrows on photo two, they go across part of the map, could that be a route ?
Keith

 

There is lots more info on the map, i have not found much info on this one, how many were printed? Who used it? and did they cover the whole of the UK.
I have in my collection original German photos of the south part of the map taken from France. Dover in the photo.
Keith

 

The map focuses primarily on any fortifications (Befestigungskarte)
As the map was for AOK 16, it will have been used in preparation for OP ‘Seelöwe’, as this was their intended landing area

 

Thank you itdan for the info
Keith

 

Keith, I fear neither death nor devil
But fraulein ltdan has an important hairdressing appointment that I have to drive her to... ahem
I'll report back on the map in more detail later
over and out

 

German Plans for the Invasion of England, 1940 Operation "SEALION"
Link to more info. German Plans for the Invasion of England, 1940 Operation "SEALION"

 

A few more photos. Ramsgate, Herne Bay, St Nicolas at wade, lots of wire there, what could it be that needs that amount?

 

This comes from the documents of the 29th ID
A PzJAbt had 4 Kp, an ID on average 45 Kp, making a total of 180 maps/Division
How many of these were actually issued - and how many were destroyed - is beyond my knowledge

I'm currently working my way through the documents preserved for OP Sea Lion at germandocsinrussia.
As far as I can see, the coverage with such fortification maps only seems to have extended as far as N London.
And the focus was clearly on the landing zones

EDIT:
The area with a thicker border marks the maps that should be issued

 

And last but not least, parts that were covered by the fortification maps:

 

The map came from Belgium
German
Befestigungskarte 01-09-1940 - doelen - targets

English
Fortification map 01-09-1940 - doelen - targets
Keith

 

Is there a picture of it?

Because such maps were usually produced in the OKH Department for War Maps and Surveying and delivered to the respective army map depots (Here: Brussels)

 

Spent many a happy time on Herne Bay pier.

 

I can confirm that the Luftwaffe's Stabsbildzweigstelle (originally located in Dresden) had a special Werkstatt located in the buildings of the Ecole Royale Militaire (Royal Military Academy) in Brussels where they produced hundreds of these (and other) maps. However, it would seem they not only produced maps exclusively for the Luftwaffe, but also for the Heer and the Kriegsmarine.

 

Those rascals!
But in the official ‘’Kartenbrief‘’ they sing the praises of their own work in Berlin
Index of /m/m_documents/DE/Kartenbriefe

Very interesting reading, by the way, because you learn in passing that all the neccessary maps for the Balkans, Greece and the entire Russian western border were already ready in the drawer at the beginning of February ‘41

EDIT:
Nice by-catch, discovered while browsing:
english publications on and about military maps of all kinds:
Index of /m/m_documents/EN

 

Most of the maps produced by the Luftwaffe's Stabsbildzweigstelle in Brussels were maps of towns and areas located in the British Isles. Those maps were mainly used by Luftflotte II's Staff departments (also located in Brussels) and navigators (during the BoB). The Heer and the Kriegsmarine also ordered maps there for their specific needs, presumably to prepare for Seelöwe. I suspect Keith's map is one of those.
If I recall, the Brussels' Stabsbildzweigstelle closed shop in March/April 1941.

Before launching Fall Gelb, the OKW also had prepared a large supply of maps of almost every region in The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg and France. I managed to get hold of such a bundle of maps that had been issued to a Hauptmann serving in an infantry division. Imagine my surprise when I found out that these maps were German copies of Michelin maps (scale 1/200.000). The bundle also contained a booklet Stadt-Durchfahrten in Belgien und angrenzenden Gebieten which contained plans of every major Dutch, Belgian and northern French city! These bundles were issued by the Generalstab des Heeres - Abt. für Kriegskarten und Vermessungswesen in Berlin and were dated January 20th 1940!

As I discovered, the Wehrmacht also had more detailed maps in their inventory, probably to be issued to artillery units. These were copies of Belgian military maps, some of which being somewhat outdated though. God only knows how they got hold of these, but I would suspect the Abwehr and the OKW's department Fremde Heere West to be involved. In any event, the Wehrmacht was thoroughly prepared.

 

Interested in a Great Britain travel guide, Wehrmacht style?
Military geographical data on England, folder A:
Russisch-deutsches Projekt zur Digitalisierung deutscher Dokumente in den Archiven der Russischen Föderation | Akte 14: Unterlagen der Abteilung für Kriegskarten und Vermessungswesen (IV. Mil.-Geo) im Generalstab des Heeres beim OKH: Militärgeografische Angaben über England, Mappe A

 

Sorry itdan I meant I bought it from Belgium, my internet is off, hope to get it back asap

 

Looks from the travel guide as if Scotland wasn't really at much risk then?