To communicate on radio, phone or on paper, the troups in the field used this leatherbound "book". syllabes or even words to be found in the orange squares were replaced in a text by their number in the square plus the coordinates of their orange square given on the sliding borads left and upper sides. Both these slides were drawn in a different and preagreed position each day.

Belgian army 1940 secret codes

This original picture was taken in August 1944 in front of Patton HQ Van. Pictured left to right are: Major General Hugh Gaffey, Chief of Staff, Gen Patton and Intelligence Officer Major M.C. Helfers. "Deo Vindice" texag57

Council of War

Righteous among the Nations is the term used by State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during The Holocaust in order to save Jews from extermination by the German Nazis. Number of awards (medals) for citizens of countries: POLAND 6066 , NETHERLANDS 4863 , FRANCE 2833. The rest of countries on: www.yadvashem.org  Note about Poland: In German-occupied Poland, all household members were punished by death if a Jew were found concealed in their home or property, death was a punishment for providing any aid to Jew etc. giving bread or water to passing Jews. This was the most severe law enforced by Hitler in occupied Europe. Nazi Germans made death camp Auschwitz Birkenau in the area of Poland. In this camp Nazi Germans killed civilians 960 000 Jews and  75 000 Poles. Only part of criminals were punished after war by Americans, Poles and Jews. Most well known Righteous: Irena Sendler saved 2500 Jews (POLAND), Oskar Schindler (GERMANY) saved 1200 Jews.