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Old 5th October 2024, 10:21
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Re: BP+FO, W.Br. 7204

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Originally Posted by Franek Grabowski View Post
So I understand those are random messages, as intercepted, and nothing that allows to build a broader picture? I guess there might be many gems, but without having all the intercepts digitised, and without a proper search tool it could be hard to locate them.
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You can build a broader picture from those "random messages", something they did with great success during the war and that I've been trying to do since 1987. Some messages give great detail about the aircraft on strength with a unit or a comeplete after-action report on a raid, others might be a request for a spare wheel. There is no shortcut to putting in many hours of reading the material.

All of the "Main Series of reports to Allied Commands" (spring 1941–May 1945) are free to download from the National Archives and Andy Mitchell has transcribed some of these on Luftwaffe Data.

If haven't already, take a look at Using ULTRA for Luftwaffe research on my website.
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