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Cryptologic Aspects of German Intelligence Activities in South America during World War II
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Introduction
Historical records concerning the exploita-
tion of Axis clandestine traffic in World War II
are few. The following account depends primarily
on GC&CS Secret Service SIGINT, Volumes I-III,
which covers 1928 to 1945; “History of OP-20-GU
(Coast Guard Unit of the Naval Communications
Annex),” which covers only 1941 to 30 June 1943
and is concerned primarily with administrative
matters rather than the cryptanalytic effort itself;
and History of Coast Guard Unit #387, 1940-1945.
Both the Coast Guard and the British Government ...