German WWII Morse Code Ta.P. Telegraph 3103 Sig. Bn. Rare War Relic Bring Back

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German WWII Morse Code Ta.P. Telegraph 3103 Sig. Bn Rare War Relic
This rare relic is an original WWII German military Morse code telegraph key used during WWII. It is in nice condition with some wear evident to the base plate.
"Vor dem Offnen Stecker herausziehen, which simply means "unplug before opening", is written on the top".
The US Army veteran who used it and brought it back scratched his name (shown in the photos) on the underside of the base plate. He was assigned to the 3103 Signals Bn, the group responsible for deceiving the Germans as to the actual location of the Normandy invasion.
The 3103rd Signal Service Battalion sent hundreds of secret coded messages that fooled the Germans. They became part of the nonexistent 1st U.S. Army Group, known in the military as FUSAG. Allied commanders hoped the Germans would believed FUSAG was the main strike force that would invade Europe along the French coast at Calais during the summer of 1944.
The unit’s primary job was to work day and night sending encrypted, shortwave Morse Code messages the Germans would intercept. This telegraph belonged to the Lt. in charge of C company of the 3103 Signal Battalion.
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