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Originally Posted by Steve D.
. . . . .. From 1942 until their retreat in 1944, the Germans broadcast live cabarets as well as newsreels and short films from their captured transmitter on the Eiffel Tower. . . . . . For two years these broadcasts were monitored by the R.A.F. intelligence service. . . .
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From the Eiffel Tower to Beachy Head line-of-sight is about 160 US miles (258 Km) and that is quite good for the sending and receiving equipment of the day!
Jas.