Container found on Austrian Mountain in 1946

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

My friend sent me some pictures that show maps ( showing a small area) dated 1943.
They wer from a container found on an Austrian mountainside in 1946.
Also within it was English Jam (Marmalade I think).
Would this container have been dropped to assist downed airmen or is it some kind of survival pack that they themselves would take with them when they jumped ?
Or could it be a pack for some spy ?

Photos below.
Note the second one has a date of Jan 1944 on it.

What do these maps tell us about the time and the purpose of the dropped container?

Thanks for any replies
Alex

[tcolvin]

The maps are standard army issue.

The clue to the container is the container.
Have you got pictures of it?

Tony

[Alex Smart]

hello Tony,

Short answer is NO .
But I do not as yet know if the finder has , possibly then I will be able to show or at least describe the container.

Thanks for the responce
Alex