P1030670 Enigma Reservehandverfahren
By Michael Hörenberg
R.H.V. Funkspruch
Message P1030670Original "Reservehandverfahren" (RHV) radio message from submarine U534 (Nachricht P1030670):
Table Sequence (Tauschtafelfolge): ?
First Table (Einsatzstelle): ?
Number Sequence (Zahlenreihe): ?
RHV Code-Book "Schlüsselheft" Number (bigram substitution tables): ?
Message indicator groups: QQGK ECLZ
Ciphertext (without indicator groups):
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JIVGECURUOKLWDSQSPLCLFXRMMMIWSGMJLHJFQTJSWNFOKLSCDJGRVZVHVGWVMDVZYLGEVLYLVRUPYVBXWNL |
Plaintext:
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Interpretation (preliminary):
[An] UAK von [Loewe? Moewe?] 2: 1315 Uhr Ansteuerungstonne “Fehmarn Südwest”.
Translation (preliminary):
[To] UAK from [Loewe? Moewe?] 2: [At] 1315 hours [will be at] approach-buoy “Fehmarn Southwest”.
Note(s):
- The Reservehandverfahren (RHV) (English: Manual Backup Procedure) was a German Naval World War II hand-cipher system used as a backup method when no working naval Enigma machine was available.
- Reference 1: Message P1030689
- Reference 2: Message P1030713
- Reference 3: The "Kenngruppen" (message indicator groups) of P1030670. Link
- Reference 4: RHV is mentioned on the cipher form.
- As far as we know, this is the only original RHV radio message available on the World Wide Web!