1914 Austrian Military Maps
*Added/updated 9 Feb 2024
1914 Operationskarte “R”. World War I Austrian military maps of the European part of Russia. Cartographic Institute of Vienna.
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Description: Scale 1:400000 (1 cm
= 4 km). Included on this page are the maps that cover the former imperial
Russian provinces of Bessarabia, Kherson, Ekaterinoslav, Taurida, Don Cossack,
and Podolia. Part of Kuban in the North Caucasus appears on some of the maps. A
bit of Dobrudscha to the west on the Black Sea also appears. While numerous
German colonies and other settlements appear by name on these maps, not all of them are. The map sheets noted with stars are included below. |
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Operationskarte “R” —
L5. Winnica. [Vinnytsia]
Description:
This map
includes the northwest
corner of Bessarabia
province and the
Glückstal enclave in
Kherson province north
to Balta. The remainder
of the map is the
province of Podolia.
Source: RCIN - Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes (Poland) |
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Operationskarte “R” —
L6. Kiszyniew.
[Chisinau] |
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Operationskarte “R” — L7
Galati [Galaz]
Description:
This map
shows the area around
Izmail and south of
Tulcea along the Danube
River south of
Braila. It includes most
of the historic region
of Dobrudscha or
Dobruja. There are
several places where
Germans lived on this
map. |
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Operationskarte
“R” — M6
Odessa
Description:
This map
shows
the area
around
Akkeman
in
Bessarabia
and
around
the city
of Odesa
in
Kherson.
It
includes
German
colonies
in the
Liebental/Grossliebental,
Kutschurgan
enclaves
north to
Hoffnungstal
in the
Glückstal
enclave
and east
to the
Beresan
enclave
near
Nova
Odesa
and
south to
the
Black
Sea.
There
are
numerous
places
where
Germans
lived on
this
map.
Source: RCIN - Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes (Poland) |
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Operationskarte “R” — N5 Jelisawietgrad
Description:
This map
shows
the
northeastern
part of
Kherson
province
to the
edge of
Ekaterinoslav
province,
including
the area
around
Yelisavetgrad
(Kropyvnytskyi),
Kriwoi
Rog
(Kryvyi
Rih),
Nowyj
Bug
(Noviy
Buh).
There
are some
Jewish
agricultural
colonies
and a
few
settlements
in the
Mennonite
Zagradovka
Colony.
There
are a
few
places
where
Germans
lived
listed
by name
on this
map. Source: RCIN - Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes (Poland) |
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Operationskarte “R” — N6
Nikolajew
Description:
This map
shows
the area
north,
south,
and east
of
Nikolajew
(Mykolaiv),
including
Beryslav
and
Kherson.
This
area
includes
the
Swedish
colonies
along
with
some of
the
Jewish
agricultural
colonies.
It
includes
the
Inhulets
River
from
Arkhanhel's'ke
down to
the
Dnieper
River.
There
are a
few
places
where
Germans
lived
listed
by name
on this
map.
Source: RCIN - Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes (Poland) |
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Operationskarte
“R” — N7
Siewastopol Source: Library of Congress |
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Operationskarte
“R” —
O5.
Jekaterinoslaw
Source: RCIN - Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes (Poland) |
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Operationskarte “R” — O6. Mielitopol Description: This map shows the northeastern part of Crimea by the Sea of Azov and east to Tokmok and south to Melitopol in the Taurida province. It includes several German colonies, including those in the Prischib enclave, part of the Mennonite Molotschna Colony and the Hutterite colonies.Source: RCIN - Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes (Poland) |
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Operationskarte “R” — O7. Simfieropol Description: Region shows the southeastern and central part of Crimea, including the area around the city of Simferopol to the west, Feodosia and Yalta in the south, Syvash Lake on the Sea of Azov to the east, and the Mennonite settlement Danilowka to the north. There are numerous places where Germans lived on this map.Source: Library of Congress |
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Operationskarte “R” — P5. Slawiansk Description: Map shows the northwestern part of Ekaterinoslav province around cities of Izyum, Slovyansk (Slawiansk), Stara Mykolaivka, and Horlivka (mis-labeled Juzowka on the map) and west to Pavlohrad. The German colonies in this area include some from the Planar/Mariupol enclave and settlements in the Mennonite colonies of Borissovo, Ignatyevo, and Schönfeld. There are several places where Germans lived on this map.Source: Library of Congress |
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Operationskarte “R” — P6. Mariupol Description: Map shows the area around cities of Mariupol and Berdyansk along the Sea of Azov and north up to the German settlements in the Molotschna Colony east of Tokmak. It also includes the area of the Planar/Mariupol enclave, although few are mentioned by name. There are numerous places where Germans lived on this map.Source: Library of Congress |
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Operationskarte “R” — P7. Kercz Description: Region shows the lands on either side of the Strait of Kerch between Crimea in Taurida and the western part of Kuban in the North Caucasus. The map includes a few places where Germans lived on both sides of the strait.Source: Library of Congress |
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Operationskarte “R” — Q5. Bachmut Description: This map shows the eastern part of the Ekaterinoslav province and central part of the Don Cossacks Host. The northeastern part of the Don Cossacks Host is not included in the Operationskarte “R” maps. The map includes German settlements south of Starobil's'k, around Bachmut, Lugansk, and east of Donetsk. There are a few places where Germans lived on this map.Source: Library of Congress |
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Operationskarte “R” — Q6. Rostow Description: Map shows the area around Rostov-on-Don from along the Tahanroz'ka Gulf west of Mariupol (not shown on this map, see P5) to Taganrog and Rostov along the northern coast of the Sea of Azov and south into the northern part of Kuban. The map includes a few places where Germans livedSource: Library of Congress |