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Hell Feldfernschreiber in operation
(photo © F. Dörenberg)
One of ca.
50-150 female Feldfernschreiber operators in Finland, 1941-1944
(photo courtesy T. Ekko)
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"The
story behind Finnish telecommunications industry: military radio systems
and electronic warfare in Finland during World War II (1939-1945)",
P. Eskelinen, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, Vol. 11,
Issue 8, Aug 1996, pp. 3-7 |
Feldfernschreiber in field operation (ref. 2)
(with
standard-issue
army Feldfernsprecher 33 (FF33) field telephone
set on top of it)
Feldfernschreiber communication in a teleprinter station
Field unit of the Hungarian army, with "Klappenschrank" switch board and Hellschreiber
(source: ref. 3)
(©
Y. Desniatik; used
with permission)
Radio shack with
Hellschreiber from a scene in the 2008 comedy movie "U-900" (ref. 2)
(note the US-made tuning unit in the corner!)
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Ref. 2: photo © Helge Fykse, LA6NCA; used with permission. Also see his WWII German radio website |
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Ref. 3:
"Bilder von der
ungarischen und finnischen Nachrichtentruppe", Pleger, p. 230 in
"Deutsche Nachrichtentruppen (Die F-Flagge)" [Zeitschrift für die
Nachrichtentruppe und Truppennachrichtenverbände des Heeres, der
Luftwaffe und der Waffen-SS - Nachrichtenblatt der
Nachrichtenkameradschaften des NS-Reichskriegerbundes], Vol. 17, Issue
7, July 1941
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Ref. 4: source: website of the Association of Friends and Sponsors of the “ Dr. Rudolf Hell Technical Collection” |
