I am an SOE wireless operator, broadcasting from occupied Paris. Ask me anything before my broadcasting window closes!

by WirelessOperatorSOE

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Greetings! This message is coming to you over the airwaves from a secret location in Nazi-occupied Paris. I can't stay broadcasting for too long before the Gestapo track me down, so get your questions in before I have to go off air and hide.

edit: I will decode these at the end of today but in the meantime you can use this website to try and crack it - if you can guess the key words!

Henry_V_Rex

We salute your bravery in fighting the unreliable German princes and defending our possessions in France. How soon do you estimate before we are able to reclaim our rightful throne in France?

bobbyfiend

um... the owl flies at midnight?

allthejokesareblue

Apart from reducing your transmission times, what other CommSec measures do you have in place to avoid detection and possible RDF?

Elm11

Hello! Tell me (provided this line is secure!), what are the most likely threats you face in regards to being discovered? Do the Germans have coordinated efforts to hunt down yourself and other operators like you, and how do these efforts develop as the war progresses?

Cranky_Yankee

SECRET DTG 01 1430 Z APR 44

TO: WIRELESSOPSOE

FROM: SHAEF

CONFIRM INTEL INTERCEPT AS FOLLOWS:

HITLER HAS ONLY GOT ONE BALL

OTHER IN ALBERT HALL

HIMLER HAS SOMETHING SIMILAR

POOR OLD GOEBBLES HAS NO BALLS AT ALL

THE WORLD WONDERS

END

sassyiano

Hey, if you were to go out for something to eat in a fancy restaurant today, what would the restaurants offer you? Would they offer French cuisine or German cuisine?

DanKensington

Are Noor Inayat Khan's books any good, and if so, should I get them for my kids?

wastevens

How fares Operation Kinescope, and are the bastards and the theatre ready?

ibWickedSmaht

Could you tell me a bit about your family?

CaptainRhino

How did you end up working for the SOE?

NoelEmm

HYAH HDUE ORUN FMON EEOS SNTL GYIN WUDC EIOO TMFE LHUS OHTP RUHE OFEO RIOO GCRY EAEH LTOS

Turtledonuts

Have you had any contact with american OSS jak crews? Ive heard tell that they pair female radio operators with male OSS agents to "reduce lonelyness".

Fner

Message important pour Nestor: la girafe a un long cou.

Rob-With-One-B

Are you Nighthawk?

rwandahero7123

Opinions on grapes?

YeOldeOle

Have you visited the Café Réné in Nouvion? How would you rate it if you had to write a review for the Guide Michelin?

voyeur324

How does French having masculine and feminine nouns and sometimes ambiguous subjects/objects affect your broadcasts? Are you able to exploit French syntax to make your messages harder to decrypt?

zyzzogeton

How good are the Nazi foxhunters? How quickly can they triangulate

What did you find were the best weather conditions for reaching your allies? How far away was that?

RhegedHerdwick

Would you say the weather is unusually cold for this time of year?

Captain_Swing

How is German morale? Are you getting any information from the Eastern front? Word is it's a meat grinder and the Russians are putting up a hell of a fight. Vive la resistance!

Futuressobright

Est-ce-que on se maquiller au maquis?

philipquarles

When people say "five by five," they are referring to the strength and clarity of a radio transmission. Why are these things separate? Wouldn't the clarity of the transmission be proportionate to the signal strength?

RnbwSprklBtch

Any pro tips for organizing the next resistance?

edwardtaughtme

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Zealot_TKO

do you ever get tired of opening your broadcast with the same phrase?

seasparrow32

Were you recruited through the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry organization? Why do you think SOE found so many female agents through FANY?

LeighSabio

Hi, American Jew here. What are your thoughts on the Jewish people and Nazi anti-Semitism (feel free to speak on other groups they persecuted as well)? Thank you for all you do!