Patf Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I'm trying to translate some messages which were sent by carrier pigeon to and from Resistants in France during WW2. Most is ok but I'm stuck on this one, all in capital letters:"12) Changez message Grande Ourse par la tuile à glisse du toit mais gardez indicatif pour Duval."I can translate it literally, but it doesn't make sense eg slippery roof tile?Any ideas?I could try to copy and paste the whole thing if it would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 It might help to have the whole thing, Patf, but might it not be in some sort of code anyway? Or be using some words that were code only understandable to the intended recipient?Did the other messages all make sense?Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I would hope that these messages were always in code, so there shouldn't be any good sense in them to other than the destinaire.....but most certainly interesting![:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Loiseau Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Errr, funny little question mark in blue box....?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyaudeman Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 HiWas this a message from the UK, or France perhaps a time when the Plough was aligned with something Is it a english or french originatorSteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 Oh dear - last night the page showed up clearly on this forum on my 'puter screen, but obviously not now.I think the message was from France to someone in the UK.Great Bear could be the star constellation or it could someone's pseudonym.There's another message which implies that the receiver is in London, but I'm slightly doubtful about the whole thing. As others say, you would think messages would be in code, in case they got into the wrong hands. Could be a "red herring."But I do know pigeons were used for this, there's a whole room about it at Bletchley Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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