The Morse code message that rebooted WWII resistance - 80th anniversary

The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) is home to the world's largest collection of working historic computers.Follow the development of computing: from the Turing-Welchman Bombe and Colossus of the 1940s through the large systems and mainframes of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, to the rise of personal computing and the rise of mobile computing and the internet.Recognised as one of England’s top 100 ‘irreplaceable places’, we welcome corporate and group visits, schools and individuals from all over the world.We are normally open Tuesday to Friday 10:30 -17:00, Saturday & Sunday 10:30 – 17:00. Please check tickets for actual opening days and times.TNMOC operates independently of Bletchley Park Trust, although we are located on the Bletchley Park Estate.To visit us, go through the main Bletchley Park entrance, through the barrier, walk or drive bearing left beyond the main car parks, to our separate entrance located at the top of the Park.Visit their website here for more information.https://www.tnmoc.org/Sat Nav users: please use the postcode for the railway station MK3 6DS on Sherwood Drive and then follow signs. The postcode for Bletchley Park will actually take you to an old entrance which is closed.

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A Morse code message from France announced the birth of occupied Europe’s largest covert force 80 years ago - an event at TNMOC

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Description of talk – A Morse code message from France announced the birth of occupied Europe’s largest covert force 80 years ago - an event The National Museum of Computing is marking in May.The sender was Georges Bégué - an agent of Winston Churchill’s new Special Operations Executive created to sabotage the German war machine. Bégué was the SOE’s first agent in France - hundreds would follow, to become part what’s believed to be the largest SOE operation in Europe. TNMOC is celebrating Bégué’s radio message with a talk by historian and author Dr. Kate Vigurs on May 6 and two days of wireless transmissions by enthusiasts.Author of the forthcoming Mission France: the true story of the women of SOE, Kate will discuss:	•	Bégué - his life, work, landing and transmission	•	The SOE in France - from daily danger to supporting the Allied landings on D-Day	•	Communications and transmissions from France intercepted by sites across BritainA <a href="https://www.katevigurs.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">freelance historian</a>, Kate studied the women agents of SOE in France for her PhD while her her post-doctoral research has included work on UK holocaust memorials. Kate regularly appears on TV and radio, covering topics such D-Day, the Battle of Britain and more.Kate joins TNMOC as members of the Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society recreate Bégué’s message. They will try to establish contact with enthusiasts and those at resistance museums in Europe using authentic call signs and genuine and replica radio sets. They will attempt to overcome some of the technical challenges Bégué would have faced 80 years ago.Members of the Society will join Kate on this May 6 event to take your questions on the radio technology, the transmissions and the WWII receiver equipment that features in our museum and helped intercept communications from occupied Europe.Photos: Dr. Kate Vigurs Picture of George is Crown Copyright

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