Using Ultra to research the Luftwaffe

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Jim Oxley

Nick, this line caught my eye.

Any idea why the card index would have been destroyed? Surely not for security reasons.

Exactly that, I'm afraid. At least according to all the accounts of the survivors. And by demolishing the Colossus computers our leaders unwittingly threw away a whole postwar industry and had to start again a few years later.

[SES]

Originally Posted by odybvig

At my last stay at NA, I scanned (with a camera) following files
AIR40/2687 and AIR40/2697, both mentioned at Nick Beales page: http://www.ghostbombers.com/various/...tra_3.html#top

I have organized each of them as a singel pdf. file.

Anyone care for a copy?

Olve Dybvig
www.luftwaffe.no

I downloaded 2687 last night and did a bit of browsing in the document this morning. IMHO it is one of the most valuable documents on the last six month of the Luftwaffe I have seen for years, and it could lead to scores of posts and re-writing of old ones. Just to give one example: The NJGs are ordered to transfer a number of crews to JGs "in order to provide navigational assistance" on 4 December 1944, I wonder what bells were ringing in the allied intel community. Events, which have been discussed as possible myths are now confirmed. I can only recommend that you take Olve up on his kind offer.
bregds from a very grateful
SES
www.gyges.dk

[Peter D Evans]

Originally Posted by odybvig

At my last stay at NA, I scanned (with a camera) following files
AIR40/2687 and AIR40/2697, both mentioned at Nick Beales page: http://www.ghostbombers.com/various/...tra_3.html#top

I have organized each of them as a singel pdf. file.

Anyone care for a copy?

Olve Dybvig
www.luftwaffe.no

Me too please Olve... please check your PM inbox

Cheers
Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator

[George Hopp]

The last months of the Luftwaffe are a chasm of lack of knowledge. So, yes, I would also like a copy of your material, Olve. And, thank you for making this material available to us.
All the best,
George
george.hopp@yahoo.ca

[steve sheridan]

Good morning Olve, i would also like a copy if possible.

Best regs,
Steve.

[Eric GUILLAUME]

Hello Olve,

If anything concerning training units, I should be interested too.
Thanks.
Best regards.
Eric
ergui@club-internet.fr

[Rolfeb]

Perhaps I did not read all detail but how can I can I get access to this documents. Do I hve to visit a Military Archive?

Thanks in advance
Rolf

[Bruce Dennis]

Rolf, many of the Ultra decrypts discussed here are held at The National Archives, Kew, southwest London.

If you follow the link below to my website and go to the SAMPLEs page, you will find a couple of examples.

Hope this helps,
Bruce

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Bruce Dennis

… many of the Ultra decrypts discussed here are held at The National Archives, Kew, southwest London.

All of the ones I wrote about are at the National Archives.

[Rolfeb]

Thanks a lot for the prompt reply.

Rolf