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U-boat weapons: Memoranda about torpedoes, rocket projectors and "special naval weapons"
Catalogue reference: HW 18/194
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This record is about the U-boat weapons: Memoranda about torpedoes, rocket projectors and "special naval weapons" dating from 1944 Jan 01-1944 Apr 01 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 18/194
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1944 Jan 01-1944 Apr 01
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U-boat weapons: Memoranda about torpedoes, rocket projectors and "special naval weapons"
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