Nazi Germany’s Map of Bombay With Eagle & Swastika Seal 1940s
This is a rare 1940s Nazi Germany’s map of Bombay (Mumbai) stamped with the eagle and swastika seal. The eagle and swastika or Reichsadler seal is visible on the front page that shows the Bombay map. There is also a red wax seal impressed with “SS” just below the eagle and swastika seal. The “SS” or Waffen-SS (for Schutzstaffel) was a wing of the dreaded Hitler’s Nazi party that grew into a large organization of its own. Rivaling even the German army which was under Hitler’s Nazi regime.
Read more- The Schutzstaffel.
The inside page shows the map of India, the back shows Sri Lanka with parts of Tamil Nadu. The Axis Powers included Germany, Italy, Japan, etc. Britain was part of the “Allied” Power. India then was automatically with the Allied Powers since it was a British colony. This may have prompted Germany and Japan to bomb selected targets in India.
The targeted cities may have included Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay. This map perhaps may be a part of Germany’s information gathering on India. It is to be recalled that in 1914 during WWI a German Warship Emden daringly bombarded Madras. We are not exactly sure but this document could also be a fake.
See my post on- Bombing of Madras By Emden WW1 – Old Print 1914
Did you know- between 1935 to 1937 the Nazis through their agents in India attempted to spread their ideology among certain sections of the Indian population to counter British rule.
See more:- Drawing Hiding The Taj Mahal WW2., Raja Ravi Varma’s “Birth of Shakuntala” Oleograph c1894., The Outskirts Of Delhi Jama Masjid – Old Print 1800s., GIPR Steam Locomotive Bombay – Old Photo 1900
