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Teleprinted translations of decrypted Second World War German U-boat (or U-boat command)...
Catalogue reference: HW 18/244
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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 1941 Feb 3-1942 Apr 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 18/244
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Date (When the record was created)
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1941 Feb 3-1942 Apr 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 Goeben (1941 Sep 23 - 1941 Dec 11).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Brandenburg (1941 Sep 16 - 1941 Sep 22).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Kurfürst (Kurfuerst) (1941 Aug 28 - 1941 Sep 2).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Markgraf (1941 Aug 28 - 1941 Aug 31).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Seewolf (1941 Sep 2 - 1941 Sep 6).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Bosemüller (Bosemueller) (1941 Aug 28 - 1941 Sep 2).
Subject: 24th U-boat flotilla (1941 Sep 30 - 1941 Oct 2).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Gödecke (Goedecke, Godecke) (1941 Nov 19 - 1941 Nov 23).
Subject: Italian U-boats - operations (1941 May 7 - 1941 Dec 7).
Subject: Italian U-boats - movements between Biscay ports (Biskaya) (1941 May 13 - 1942 Apr 3).
Subject: Italian U-boats - Baltic (Ostsee) (1941 Jun 12 - 1941 Nov 26).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Breslau (Pt 1) (1941 Oct 10 - 1941 Oct 26).
Subject: reports of attacks on U-boats (U-boat, date, position, attacker (A/C or escort vessel), damage received) (1941 Feb 3 - 1941 Sep 11).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Mordbrenner (1941 Oct 19 - 1941 Nov 1).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Schlagetot (Schlagetod) (1941 Oct 19 - 1941 Nov 1).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Reissewolf (1941 Oct 19 - 1941 Oct 30).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Breslau (Pt 2) (1941 Oct 27 - 1941 Oct 29).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Benecke (1941 Nov 19).
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GENERAL II
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Open Document, Open Description
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HW 18
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