Extremely Rare Wwii German Naval Airforce Secret Enigma Cipher Machine Code Book in Fairfield, ME

$5,000 Extremely Rare Wwii German Naval Airforce Secret Enigma

SN 796. This is certainly the most unique and important Enigma-related artifact to have survived WWII. It is the complex and well-used cover of a Naval Airforce Enigma codebook that contained all of the secret settings of the Enigma for each day of the month. These settings were used by every naval vessel, submarine, aircraft and shore station. Each month a new codebook with the Enigma key settings for that month was placed inside this cover. The cover was carried in a German Naval Aircraft where it served the dual purpose of protecting the codebook from damage and providing specific helpful details for the aircraft radio operators who used and programmed the Enigma cipher machine. This exceptional code book cover was designed specifically to be used on naval aircraft. It is enclosed in an aluminum outer frame and the inside of each part of the cover contains specific details as well as places to store additional special coding sheets. No other code book cover like this is thought to have survived the war. The secret code book cover being offered here is a bi-fold container with 3 sections, each 8-11/16î high x 6î wide, made of dark red canvas and leather, bordered in aluminum with original printing on the cover along with the issue number ì796î. The outside of the front cover displays a yellow cross that is believed to have been applied to deceive non-German speaking individuals into believing it had something to do with 1st-aid if the code book was captured. The cover is also marked ìGeheimî (Secret) and it is clearly stated that this cover was to be carried only on designated naval aircraft. The bottom center of the cover is marked with a large spread winged eagle and swastika inside a wreath over ìOberkommando der Kriegsmarineî which indicates that the cover was printed by the naval high command in Berlin in 1939. It was released in Kiel in 1939 and released into service by the aircraft ìSeefliegerhorstcommandanturî (the command center for aircraft) in schleswig in July of 1940. There is a correction order dated December. 1941 and the last date is 2. February. 1942. Interior pages show black and white printing along with various red ink stamps and red ink writing that describe various dates of service, instructions, codes and procedures. There are also places to store code book pages and logs. Much of this info appears to have been used for editing messages before they were enciphered with the Enigma and for describing flag signals for ship to ship and aircraft to ship visual communications. In addition to the 3 interior pages, there are 4 accordion-like ribs with eyelets in the 1st fold which is reportedly where the pink sheets of code book pages were attached. CONDITION

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