This World War II era map of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was published in December 1944, at the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge. International boundaries according to Russian treaties and claims as of October 1, 1944 are shown on this map, and boundaries as of January 1, 1938, before Germany invaded Poland, are noted in red. The 1944 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1938-1944 map features: • International boundaries according to Russian treaties and claims as of October 1, 1944, and boundaries as of January 1, 1938 shown in red • Capitals, cities, and towns • Railways, roads, important routes, canals, winter trails, and passes • Major rivers, major lakes, dry salt lakes, tundra, glaciers, sand deserts, and areas below sea level • Polar stations and ruins • Oil pipelines • Geographical equivalents
Coverage Area: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Iran, Afghanistan, Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Sweden, Finland, eastern Germany, eastern Austria, northern Turkey, northern China
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