Today, Rennog sent me a very cool site. I'm sure many of your remember how the French underground were transmitting coded messages to the Allies in England. Many of you probably remember this from such movies as the Longest Day and Market Garden. One that always stuck in my head was:
Jean a une moustache très longues
translated means
John has a long mustache
The codes of course had certain meanings, and when the allies were looking listening for specific ones that would let them know what was going on with the Germans in France.
Here is the page. Warning it is in French, but scroll down and you can actually here some of the coded messages.
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Here is the rough translation of the website:
Who does not remember some of these messages? But behind the funny sentences hides very serious decisions; The preparation of attack, the reception of equipment or of parachuted men, or even the organization of guerrilla operations. But, these personal messages, broadcasted on the BBC, also were used to confirm the good faith of the agents, to validate financial transactions, or to thank an agent for his actions.
The invention of the personal messages is attributed to Georges Bégué, French officer of the SOE, that was unmasked in 1942. 1800 agents of the SOE were sent in France during the occupation of 1941 to 1945.
On 1st June 1944, jamming didn't manage to hide the sound code taken from the Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, and that meant in Morse code"V", as victory. And the BBC listeners present those days noticed that the messages kept multiplying. Some counted 200!
So discover these messages. Any information will be gladly accepted.
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Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"