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Re: Using Ultra to research the Luftwaffe
Nick/Franek,
Recently the National Archives appear to have changed their processes regarding the DEFE3 files and break them down into several sub files for "ease" of downloading. e.g. DEFE3/831 is 190 mb and is now broken down into 4 files for downloading A few years ago when I downloaded DEFE3/747 I was provided with 1 file of approx 250mb. When I download that same file tonight they have now reduced the overall file size to 212 mb but broken this into 5 separate files, each of approx 42mb. While this helps some users it just adds an extra layer into the process as you have to wait while the file is broken down before you can commence the download.
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Best Regards Andy Mitchell LuftwaffeData Wiki including the history of Aufklgr. 122 |
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I do. I find it a very slow process either online or downloaded to browse the files. Also, if individual pictures would be posted online, a few persons should be able to quickly tag it in basic categories like army, air force or navy.
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As for it being a slow process, that’s my whole experience of Luftwaffe research! |
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I do not mean it should be made by TNA (which is funded from taxes anyway), but perhaps by some group of interest.
Life is too short, so I believe that where is a chance to make it faster, it should be done. |
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About copying the HW5: I believe some have made the effort. I have seen private catalogs with hundreds of them. It should more be a matter of finding the person with the relevant copy than duplicating the effort.
As a matter of fact, we would probably all be better off should we pool the files we copied in isolation. |
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Re: Using Ultra to research the Luftwaffe
Dear friends,
As these posts show, the value of the ULTRA intercepts for studying the Luftwaffe history is indisputable. While the best source are the original messages, the material included in the DEFE 3 files is enormous, and it is freely accessible from every part of the word, and downloadable to your PC for your personal research. One of the problems with these files is that there is no system to how the files are catalogued which makes researching a particular period rather cumbersome. To overcome this problem, I have prepared a guide that I think could be useful to some other researchers. I post it here, hoping that younger researchers with more time could use it, to bring benefit to everybody. In the meanwhile if you had crash reports, prisoner interrogations and similar material on the III./ZG 26 during its Mediterranean stay, I could find some use for them… Regards Daniele |
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Go to the National Archives Advanced Search page:
Be warned that for the period before March 1941 you must go to the HW 5 series and that is on paper only. |
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Re: Using Ultra to research the Luftwaffe
Hello,
I'm looking for the following ULTRA decrips with info about Küstenstaffel Krim: CX/MSS/R158(D)6 CX/MSS/T159/59 Please help. Best regards, Andrey |
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Re: Using Ultra to research the Luftwaffe
Hi Andrey,
CX/MSS/R158(D)6 is just a strength return for 10 April 1944, and CX/MSS/T159/59 notes: "Advanced detachment Mamaia and Chersones". I can send you these pages via email if you like. Cheers, Andrew A. Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com/earticles |
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Hello Andrew,
yes. Thank you in advance! Cheers, Andrey |
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