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Teleprinted translations of decrypted Second World War German U-boat (or U-boat command)...
Catalogue reference: HW 18/271
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This record is about the Teleprinted translations of decrypted Second World War German U-boat (or U-boat command)... dating from 1943 Dec 1-1944 Feb 3 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Naval Section: Reports of German, Italian, French,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HW 18/271
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Date (When the record was created)
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1943 Dec 1-1944 Feb 3
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Description (What the record is about)
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Teleprinted translations of decrypted Second World War German U-boat (or U-boat command) radio messages.
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Coronel (1943 Dec 1 - 1943 Dec 17).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Sylt and Amrum (Pt 1) and Föhr (Foehr, Pt 1) (1943 Dec 17).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Rügen 1-6 (Ruegen 1-6, Pt 1) (1943 Dec 22 - 1944 Jan 15).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Amrum (Pt 2) (1943 Dec 17 - 1943 Dec 21).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Hela (1943 Dec 28 - 1944 Jan 1).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Rügen (Ruegen, Pt 2) (1944 Jan 15 - 1944 Jan 26).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Föhr (Foehr, Pt 2) (1943 Dec 17 - 1943 Dec 22).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Hinein (Pt 1) (1944 Jan 26 - 1944 Jan 31).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Borkum (1943 Dec 18 - 1944 Jan 13).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Stürmer (Stuermer, Pt 1) (1944 Jan 26 - 1944 Jan 31).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Hinein (Pt 2) and Stürmer (Stuermer, Pt 2) (1944 Feb 1 - 1944 Feb 3).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Weddigen (Weddingen, Pt 2) (1943 Dec 6 - 1943 Dec 8).
Subject: invasion scare (1944 Jan 29).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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GENERAL XXX
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Open Document, Open Description
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