General Discussions
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RE: u-boat grid maps
Posted by:
JR
()
Date: July 04, 2001 07:45PM
<HTML>The numbers and letters didn\'t change, but references to them were often encoded within the message decoded by the Enigma machine aboard each U-boat. A code book page was specified each day for commanders\' reference which translated these \"marinequadrat\" positions. For example, \"4.7.42 p. 352\" might say that Y = C, B = A, 7 = 3, 0 = 2, etc. So on July 4, 1942, YB 70 would mean
position CA 32. (There were no 0\'s on the real grid charts.)</HTML>
position CA 32. (There were no 0\'s on the real grid charts.)</HTML>
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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u-boat grid maps | ray schwartz | 07/03/2001 11:57PM |
RE: u-boat grid maps | Leif... | 07/04/2001 08:49AM |
RE: u-boat grid maps | JR | 07/04/2001 07:45PM |