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Ilsa

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9. Incredible! Some of his intercepts, if

Reply to usaf-vet (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 25, 2019, 12:03 AM

Dec 2019

encoded into Enigma, were probably relayed for translation into actionable information.

Of course, the allies didn't act on everything they learned thru breaking Enigma. They couldn't take a chance the Germany would realize that the allies knew everything. Rommel was shut down in north Africa and sent scurrying back to Hitler to beg for a retreat because of misdirection, verified using Enigma.

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Johnny Cash had a knack for deciphering Morse Code & was 1st American To Know Stalin Was Dead [View all] MelissaB Dec 2019 OP

Made it to SSgt (E-5) on first enlistment. He was very good at his work. sarge43 Dec 2019 #1

Wow. My dad would have love to have heard this story. During WWII (1943-45) my dad was a Navy.... usaf-vet Dec 2019 #2

Incredible! Some of his intercepts, if Ilsa Dec 2019 #9

Wow. You know a lot about what he was doing. There is a larger story of course. usaf-vet Dec 2019 #11

That is a great story! You and your kids (if you have any) Ilsa Dec 2019 #13

What an amazing story! MelissaB Dec 2019 #14

well dayum.... dhill926 Dec 2019 #3

That's fascinating! Thanks! It only increases my admiration of him... abqtommy Dec 2019 #4

I think there was a study linking music proficiency to morse code, same part of the brain thing yaesu Dec 2019 #5

Any coding. I've met so many programmers Ilsa Dec 2019 #7

Well need 3rd party verification of the shower singing quality. Beartracks Dec 2019 #16

😅😉😋 yaesu Dec 2019 #18

I did the same job in Vietnam and the rest of SE Asia TxVietVet Dec 2019 #6

Can Johnny Cash be any cooler? SunSeeker Dec 2019 #8

the key (pun unintended) for doing Morse code is not to count jg10003 Dec 2019 #10

Very interesting Raine Dec 2019 #12

Morse code was invented for Latin alphabet Duppers Dec 2019 #15

My Dad sweetapogee Dec 2019 #17