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← Enigma
Enigma message sheets
Before and during WWII, many different types of message sheets or forms
were used for writing down plaintext, encrypted and decrypted messages
as they were sent by means of the Enigma cipher machine. Below is a
non-exhaustive overview of the messages that were in use at the time.
Most of the forms can be downloaded as a PDF file by clicking
the image.
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Funkspruch 884 34 II D
A4
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The form below was issued in 1934 and was commonly used for taking down
Enigma messages and other messages within the German Army (Heer and Luftwaffe).
It is printed with blue ink on yellow-ish recycled wood-based paper.
It is suitable for writing down 5-letter groups at both sides and has three
perforated holes at the left edge.
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This form was issued in October 1939, just after the outbreak of WWII,
and is nearly identical to the one above, except that a slightly different
Fraktur typeface was used. This probably caused by the fact that every
printer at the time had its own Fraktur typface.
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Funkspruch Klinke & Thiele 5.41
A4
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The form below is from May 1941 and was printed by Klinke & Thiele.
Is has a different layout than the more common ones above and feature yet
another Fraktur typeface. The text is printed in green on yellow-ish
recycled wood-based paper and the form has three perforations at the left.
Furthermore the lower edge of the form is pre-perforated and can be
ripped-off.
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Schlüsselzettel Kriegsmarine (4)
A4
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This was the most common message form used by the German Navy (Kriegsmarine).
It is suitable for taking down messages as 4-letter groups and is printed in
red and black ink on wood-based paper, by Janecke in Hannover.
Multiple pages were stapled together
as a message block, which is why each page has a pre-perforated edge at
the top. Each page has two large perforation in the left margin.
The message sheet shown here was recovered from a sunken U-Boot.
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Schlüsselzettel Kriegsmarine (5)
A4
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This is a special type of message form that was issued on 1 January 1940
for use by the German Navy (Kriegsmarine). It suitable for taking down
5-letter groups, which were less popular in the Navy than the more common
4-letter groups.
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For convience in the field, a smaller version of the most common
message form was provided in DIN A5 format. Like its 'big brother'
it is printed with blue ink on recycled wood-based paper and is
suitable for taking dow 5-letter groups. The release date of this
type of form is unknown.
The forms were supplied as a block with a perforated
tear-off edge at the top.
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Funkspruch O/0432.X.41
A5 grün
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Another small version of the message form was issued in October 1941.
It has the same DIN A5 size, but has a different layout, nearly identical
to the green A4 form above, albeit with the typical Fraktur typeface
of the blue A5 forms.
This type of message sheets were supplied as a block that was
glued at the top.
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Funkspruch Ln.-Nr. 36083
A5
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This form type is different from the ones above and was used by the
German Air Force (Luftwaffe).
It is printed with black ink on recycled wood-based paper and does
not feature the typical Fraktur typeface, which suggest that it was
issued relatively late in the war.
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The form below is completely different from the ones above.
It is printed with a Fraktur typeface in black ink on recycled wood-based
paper and consists of two parts: an A5 (horizontal) message form
and a receipt at the top, with a pre-perforated tear-off edge in between.
The form is suitable for taking down 5-letter groups.
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Schlüsselvorzettel 9.41 1977 F/0329
A5
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The small form below is a so-called Schlüsselvorzettel (Key Note)
that had to be attached to a deciphered message. The form was probably
used by the navy (Kriegsmarine) as the table is suitable for 4-letter
groups, which were more common with the Kriegsmarine.
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