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The German Central Cryptographic Organisation (account based on Abwehr and SD sources)....
Catalogue reference: HW 73/5
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This record is about the The German Central Cryptographic Organisation (account based on Abwehr and SD sources).... dating from 1939 Sep 01 - 1945 May 08 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: German Signals Intelligence in the Second World.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HW 73/5
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1939 Sep 01 - 1945 May 08
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The German Central Cryptographic Organisation (account based on Abwehr and SD sources). Notes on the German Y Services. OKM 4 SKL III (Abteilung Funkaufklaerung). Japanese Military Attache Reports on Allied Units in Great Britain. Brief Order of Battle ofthe GAF (German Air Force) Y Service. Order of Battle of German Army 'Y' Service. The German Picture of the Allies in Italy at the Present Moment 5.5.1944). New OKW and OKH HQs in the Berchtesgarten-Reichenhall Area. Order of Battle of German Army Y Service (May 1945)
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Retained Until 2004
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Open Document, Open Description
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HW 73
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