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Harassing Fire

Harassing Fire

Mr. Field talks about a Harassing Fire Command Post and about getting pinned down by enemy fire.

Werewolf Operation

Werewolf Operation

Mr. Pollak talks about rumours of the Werewolf Operation, which was a fortified area in Austria of young SS who would continue to fight. He also discusses how the German High Command continued to exist after the end of the war and helped control the defeated army.

Crossing the Rhine

Crossing the Rhine

Mr. Pollak describes an incident while crossing the Rhine where the Canadian unit were able to decode more effectively than the British or Americans and they subsequently averted serious casualties from an artillery barrage.

21 Panzer Division

21 Panzer Division

Mr. Pollak describes the 21 Panzer Division and how useful their intelligence of the signalling patterns became in tracking the German’s movements.

Differentiation of Signals (Part 2 of 2)

Differentiation of Signals (Part 2 of 2)

Mr. Pollak describes how they were able to differentiate the origin of one signal from another.

Differentiation of Signals (Part 1 of 2)

Differentiation of Signals (Part 1 of 2)

Mr. Pollak describes how they were able to differentiate the origin of one signal from another.

First Shell Fire (Part 1 of 2)

First Shell Fire (Part 1 of 2)

Mr. Field describes the slow fighting in Beveland and the first time he came under fire.

Decoding German signals

Decoding German signals

Mr. Pollak recounts how he went directly into service after landing in England and how his unit had three years experience intercepting and decoding German signals before they went over to Normandy in June 1944. He then describes the makeup of the unit and the duties they had.

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