INDEX OF MAPS

MAPS OF ITALY
1	454 Squadron Airfields - Italian Bases
2	Cesenatico
3	Falconara
4	Pescara
5	Po Valley - Northern Italy
6	Venice - aerial photo
7	Po Valley - aerial photo
MEDITERANEAN
1	Middle East
2	Nile Delta
3	Gianaclis - Egypt
4	Libya and Egypt & aerial photo of Bardia Harbour Libya
5	Current map of Israel, Lebanon, Jordon and Syria
6	Dodecanese

 

Italy

1. Italian Bases - 454 Squadron Airfields

2. Cesenatico:

3. Falconara:

4. Pescara:

5. Po Valley - Northern Italy

Po Valley Region of Northern Italy

The east-west Po Valley is relatively level land, north of the Gothic Line of German defense in the
North Apennines. In the Po Valley lay the Po River, meandering east from its source in northwestern
Italy to the Adriatic Sea, forming a second line of defense. The river varied in width from
130 to 500 yards, bordered by levees which served as natural fortifications, augmented by field works
constructed on both banks. The towns and villages along the river were fortified, and the east-west road
system provided good logistical support for the defenders.

North of the Po, in the Alpine foothills, extending east and west of Lake Garda, the Germans had built
a third line of defense. Dubbed the Adige Line, after the Adige River, these defenses were designed to
 cover a last-ditch Axis withdrawal into northeast Italy and Austria. The Adige Line, with its
intricate system of trenches, dugouts, and machine-gun emplacements, was reminiscent of World War I.
If stoutly defended it could be the toughest line yet encountered in Italy.

6. Venice aerial photo - Northern Italy

Venice  - 19 October 1944 [CLICK HERE larger pic] [H. Keelan collection]

7. Po Valley aerial photo - Northern Italy

Po Valley - [CLICK HERE for a larger pic] [H. Keelan collection]

 

Mediterranean

1. Middle East

2. Nile Delta

 

3. Gianaclis (circled) - Egypt

 

4. Libya & Egypt

Below is an aerial photo of Bardia Harbour (more information go to 459 History)

 

5. Israel - Lebanon - Jordon & Syria - [current map]

6. Dodecanese

The Dodecanese is complex of over 163 islands and islets, of which only 26
are inhabited, situated at the most eastern part of Greece, at the borders of Europe.