Using Ultra to research the Luftwaffe

[AndreasB]

I looked at the Microfiche and considered watching paint dry as a hobby instead of dealing with that, since it seemed more interesting than going through that!

If you delve into the early 1942 HW5 series you get paper copies of DEFE3...

All the best

Andreas

[ju55dk]

Just a short note. You can now download DEFE 3 for free, from NA website. Big files so you have to have a fairly quick connection:-)

Junker

[robert]

Hi Junker,

how? Are there files for 1940?

Regards

Robert

[jim norton]

hi,

maybe a stupid question, but what is DEFE 3? do you have a link to that file? i didn´t find it on the na-homepage...

all the best
jim

[ju55dk]

Help yourself.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/d...e=1&mediaarray=*

Junker

[Larry deZeng]

Is it just me?

Where is the G.D.'d DOWNLOAD button or tab once you select the file you want??

Maybe you have to be a Brit to download?

L.

[AndreasB]

I think the best I ever managed was 1,300 photos in a day, and with good planning going north of 1,000 is no problem. The problem is getting through the material once you are at home!

All the best

Andreas

[jim norton]

Originally Posted by AndreasB

I think the best I ever managed was 1,300 photos in a day, and with good planning going north of 1,000 is no problem. The problem is getting through the material once you are at home!

All the best

Andreas

hi,

by the way: are the defe3 files worth reading? i didn´t manage to download them, but a friend told me that there is only naval stuff in them, isn´t it?

all the best
jim

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by jim norton

hi,

by the way: are the defe3 files worth reading? i didn´t manage to download them, but a friend told me that there is only naval stuff in them, isn´t it?

all the best
jim

(a) Yes.
(b) No.

If you look at the file descriptions the naval ones have contents with serial numbers starting ZTPG or similar. The ones with the Luftwaffe/Army signals start with two letters, e.g. VL, HP, BT and KO.

[AndreasB]

Originally Posted by jim norton

hi,

by the way: are the defe3 files worth reading? i didn´t manage to download them, but a friend told me that there is only naval stuff in them, isn´t it?

all the best
jim

What Nick said.

Otherwise, my experience with them is restricted to Mediterranean Oct 41 - Feb 42. In this timeframe, I'd guesstimate probably more than half is navy, with another 40% air force, and the rest army.

All the best

Andreas