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Decrypted Enigma message from the Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht to the surrounded Courland Army Group
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht12. Feb 45
Museum for Communication Frankfurt, Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunication
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Listening posts all over the UK were intercepting all radio traffic from the German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht). Intercepted messages such as this one were sent to Bletchley Park by teleprinter. The decrypted messages were checked at Bletchley Park for valuable information—such as this message from the High Command of the Wehrmacht to the surrounded Courland Army Group on February 12, 1945.
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- Title: Decrypted Enigma message from the Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht to the surrounded Courland Army Group
- Creator: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
- Date Created: 12. Feb 45
- Location Created: Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Großbritannien
- Rights: © Museumsstiftung Post und Telekommunikation
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