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August 31, 2020 Frank Rands

Jack Passings – August 2020

TE RATA, Paul (Pikitia): MCPO T14852 RNZN Passed away peacefully, surrounded by whanau on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 aged 91

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August 29, 2020 Frank Rands

‘I wish to hell they’d hurry up’: WWII navy veteran recalls witnessing war-ending Japanese surrender

When Jack Pringle looks back on his time in the Navy during World War II he doesn’t think about watching the authorities

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August 24, 2020 Frank Rands

RNZN COMMS ASSN AGM

Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions the RNZN Communicators Association Annual General Meeting which was planned to be held at

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August 22, 2020 Frank Rands

Breaking news: Mass layoffs at Crypto International AG

On 3 July 2020, Crypto International AG announced that it will lay off 83 of its 85 staff…In a covert

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August 22, 2020 Frank Rands

KL7 – Who Remembers this Beast!

KL-7 was an electro-mechanical rotor-based off-line cypher machine, developed by the National Security Agency (NSA) in the US. It was introduced in 1952 and

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August 22, 2020 Frank Rands

Hut 1 Closed Down – A Sad Day for Bletchley

When Bletchley Park first opened as a museum in 1993/94, much of the existing buildings were in a deplorable state. As the

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August 22, 2020 Frank Rands

The Clandestine Radio Operators

From Peter van Kats (PA0RLM) we received a copy of a brand new book about the Clandestine Radio Services during

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August 17, 2020 Frank Rands

NZDF Medals – Breaking News

If you have been looking for the NZDF Medals site recently to see the latest on NZDF medals. You are

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August 15, 2020 Frank Rands

A Naval VC for a RAN Sailor

CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCEORDER OF THE DAY ORDINARY SEAMAN EDWARD ‘TEDDY’ SHEEAN, VC I welcome the announcement by the

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August 13, 2020 Frank Rands

Day in History – August 15, 1945: V-J Day and the End of WWII

The morning of August 15, 1945, dawned with the realization that after a long war resulting in some 60 million deaths worldwide, WWII

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