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Re: Using Ultra to research the Luftwaffe
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Re: Using Ultra to research the Luftwaffe
Interesting. I wondered when I typed the 'C - 7' if this was a typo, and have double-checked the original. It clearly says C-7.
I have no further knowledge of this particular a/c but this seems like a good time to shine some light on the process at BP used to compile these reports daily. The Allied Intelligence Officers at BP used a grading system to show if there was any doubt about the decrypt or possible alternative meanings. If the 'C - 7' had been in question it would have been in brackets like this: (C - 7) and possibly with a letter grading (A), (B) (C) etc. which indicated how confident the compiler was; 'A' being 100% and 'C' being 'likely but use caution'. None of this happened in this passage in this CX/MSS report so the German text said 'C - 7'. Hopefully posting works numbers will plug some holes in databases. I hope this helps. Feedback is welcome. Bruce
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Might be a typo since the loss of this machine is clearly reported (same unit, same day, same cause, same result) at Ain-el-Gazala (Fl.Pl.) Sources: (via Georg Morrison) Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #3)-Vol.5; Prien, et al, Die Jagdfliegerverbände, V, p.375; Prien/Rodeike/Stemmer, Stab & I./JG 27, p.540 Regards, Franck. |
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Re: Using Ultra to research the Luftwaffe
THE ULTRA "R" SERIES:
This is only my 3rd question out of nearly 7,000 posts on TOCH since 2001 using three different screen names, so my hopes are running high. Here it is: I have researched my way through all of DEFE 3 and a great deal of HW 5, thanks to Andrew Arthy, "Sam" from Texas and several other kind colleagues. But I have never seen or much less researched the ULTRA "R" series (sample citation: MSS/R. 283(C)/32). QUESTION: is this series available online from BNA? If not, has anyone ever digitally photographed it and put it on CDs/DVDs? The "R" series seems to contain a lot of detailed information that, at the time, Bletchley considered too minor or too old to put in the main ULTRA CX/MSS/Txxx series. Any information on this would be greatly appreciated! Larry de Zeng |
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Larry
My response for what it's worth. This is purely my take and happy for anyone to correct me. Each HW5 file contains a mixture of T (Teleprint) and R (Report) messages. The R messages which for my own purposes I call 'low grade Ultra' as these weren't distributed. These are split into a number of batches, usually A - D. Section R.283 appears in HW5/568. I'm not aware of any files containing just R messages. From my perspective, I find the R messages far more interesting than the T messages. Regrettably, this material is not available online and one must visit Kew and slowly work through the files. It really is a slow old process. I've been photographing selected portions of these as chunks of the messages are not in my view particularly useful. I appreciate other people's mileage may vary. I was in contact with Doug before Christmas about making some of these available to you and hope to do so this year. Steve |
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Hello Steve,
Just for clarity, what is your source of the 'R = report' distinction you have quoted? Regards, Bruce
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The "R" (reports) pages of each file are considerably fewer than the "T" pages (teleprints) but even so it would be an enormous undertaking to photograph just those. It's also worth noting that the Teleprints come in two forms, the wording sent to (e.g.) War Office, Admiralty and "BB" (Broadway Buildings, the wartime HQ of the Secret Intelligence Service) and the less detailed version for overseas commands which you see in DEFE 3. As you've said, not everything in the Reports appears in the Teleprints but the converse is also true, so you really need both. |
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There are repeated references to items being either teleprinted or not teleprinted. I can't remember where I saw that R = reports but it would have been in the files themselves.
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Re: Using Ultra to research the Luftwaffe
Nick - Thanks for your response.
Bruce - Just to follow up on R=Reports, I am pretty sure that this was a by-product of Nick's research and appeared on his site. The files between HW5/704 and HW5/767 are a mixed bag but mostly useless to Lufties. HW5/767 does contain some interesting material on the late war movements of high-ranking Nazis. HW5/737 for some reason contains details of a couple of losses which I don't believe are found elsewhere and as such is worth a quick look. |
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Re: Using Ultra to research the Luftwaffe
Regarding what "R" and "T" stand for … When I first started on HW 5 files (in 2006), I wrote this in my notes:
HW 5/447 CX/MSS Reports & Teleprints Nos. 113–114So I guess that is what it said in the catalogue (which may still have been the paper version) at the time. |
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