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Show I MAP SHOWS STRATEGIC SPOTS ;tgTt'TAT) SLv TKH'V V-SS Sr- WtRANS-JOROAN w if This graphic map shows clearly the new stages in Europe's theatre of war. Notice the long: flights necessary for Nazi planes, from the recently acquired island bases in the Aegean (1). The airdromes (shown by planes) in Syria, a French mandate in the Near East, are reported to be under German control. Mosul (2) and Baghdad (3) capital of Iraq, are surrounded by extensive oil fields. A small arms factory at Mussiyib in the same area and barracks at Amaran near the port of Basda (4). |