Abstract
The article views the first time appeared on the Web German military plan of Kuibyshev (Samara) city of 1942. This plan is of interest for studying the historical and building development of the city in pre-war and wartime. The article provides information about the organization of military cartography and topography in Germany, about the kinds of special cards and military-geographic documents and their purpose. The military-geographical city plans were the special maps. The author examines the cartographic features of schematic military-geographical city plan: sources for plan; executive stamp; scale; economic and geographical description (general legend) and the legend of points of interest; list of undetected important urban objects and symbols. The author concludes that the military plan cartography of 1942 is more accurate for prewar city. However, information about important military and industrial sites are detailed and relevant to the war. The study and comparison of the German and Soviet city plans and maps contribute to better knowledge of urban development of period under review.
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