Beobachtungs-und Entzifferungs-Haupstelle

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The Beobachtungs-und Entzifferungs-Haupstelle (Observation and Cryptanalytic Centre) was the German base at Neumünster which intercepted, decrypted and relayed wireless information for the Kaiserliche Marine.

The Beobachtungs-und Entzifferungs-Haupstelle was established at Neumünster on 1 February, 1916 as part of the Beobachtungs-und Entzifferungs-Dienst under Kapitänleutnant Martin Braune.

Reference List

  • Kahn, David (1998). Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes, 1939-1943. Barnes & Noble Publishing: New York. ISBN 0760708630.
  • Wiebes, Cees (2003). Intelligence and the War in Bosnia. LIT Verlag Berlin: Münster. ISBN 3825863476.