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Cryptologic Aspects of German Intelligence Activities in South America during World War II
The Planning for Operation JOLLE
Gross had determined that Passim was still in
Arcachon and that naval captain Heinz Garbers,
who had commanded her on her first two voyages,
was available. Garbers was a well-known sports-
man who had crossed the Atlantic in a sailboat in
1938. The justification for using a vessel such as
Passim was that although slower than submarines
or merchant vessels, a regular route could be estab-
lished and such a boat could easily be mistaken for
a Portuguese, Spanish, or South American fishing
lugger, and thus be ignored ...