Have spent WAY too much time trying to figure out WWII time zones. OK. This telegram was received at 2024Z on July 21, 1945. But —pic.twitter.com/qPhsrMV2Xb
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Looks like 212043Z to me, 9:20pm GMT, 5:20pm EDT. Summer, so Germany would be 11:20pm? Somewhat close to midnight.
The 21 is the date (July 21). So 212043Z means the 21st, at 20:43 Z (UTC/Zulu). I know, confusing...
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Ah. Post WWII Soviet Zone Germany & Berlin were UTC+0300 so the telegram was sent 23:43 Berlin time -- close to midnight!
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