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Teleprinted translations of decrypted Second World War German U-boat (or U-boat command)...
Catalogue reference: HW 18/252
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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 1942 Nov 1-1944 Jan 26 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 18/252
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Date (When the record was created)
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1942 Nov 1-1944 Jan 26
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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: Biscay (Biskaya) (1942 Nov 1 - 1942 Dec 8).
Subject: Western Mediterranean (Westliches Mittelmeer, till 15° East) (1942 Nov 8 - 1943 Nov 23).
Subject: Central Mediterranean (Zentrales Mittelmeer, between 5° and 15° East) (1942 Nov 11 - 1943 May 9).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Boreas (1942 Nov 21 - 1942 Nov 23).
Subject: Biscay (Biskaya) (1942 Dec 2 - 1943 Jan 6).
Subject: U-boat diving depth"A" (meaning of ...; Bedeutung Tauchtiefe"A", 80M (Undated).
Subject: Lorient air raid 24 January (1943 Jan 24 - 1943 Apr 3).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Draufgänger (Draufgaenger) (1942 Dec 1 - 1942 Dec 10).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Ungestüm (Ungestuem) (1942 Dec 13 - 1942 Dec 22).
Subject: RDF section (radio direction finding) (1943 Mar 29 - 1943 May 11).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Panzer (1942 Dec 4 - 1942 Dec 10).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Raufold (1942 Dec 13 - 1942 Dec 19).
Subject: Japanese section (1943 Jan 25 - 1944 Jan 26).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe New westwall (Pt 1) (1942 Nov 21 - 1942 Dec 18).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Büffel (Bueffel) (1942 Dec 13 - 1942 Dec 14).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Delphin (Pt 1) (1942 Dec 31 - 1943 Jan 10).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Spitz (1942 Dec 22 - 1943 Jan 1).
Subject: Rhakotis, blockade runner (1942 Dec 28 - 1943 Jan 3).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe New Westwall (Pt 2) (1942 Dec 22).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Falke (1942 Dec 28 - 1943 Jan 18).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Jaguar (Pt 1) (1943 Jan 10 - 1943 Jan 23).
Subject: U-boat group/Ubootgruppe Habicht (1943 Jan 10 - 1943 Jan 15).
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GENERAL XI
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