SECRET

MUST NOT FALL INTO HANDS OP ENEMY

MEMORIZE THIS GROUP:

"DAM Code
The

Lost."

"COLORADO"
CODE

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY

PORCES

This book has been issued

Jo

for official use under

his direction

only.

By COMMAND OF GENERAL PERSHING

JAMES W. McANDREW,
Chief of Staff.
Official

ROBERT

C.

DAVIS,

Adjutant General.

INSTRUCTIONS
This code book, to be known as the "Colorado" Code, is issued to all combatant troops down to battalions. It is primarily intended for communication within the division, but may be used for messages to higher headquarters. Messages encoded by its use may be transmitted by any means at hand, but radio or earth telegraphy should be used only when more secret means are not available.
1.

2. Messages once transmitted in clear or in any other code or cipher must not be repeated in this code.

Messages once transmitted in this code must not be repeated any other code or cipher or in cle;ir. Except that number and hour of signature may be in clear when preceding first code group, the use of "clear" in code messages is prohibited.
in
Ik-

The use of this code for regular routine reports should limited to actual necessities. Such reports should be transmitted by other means than radio or earth telegraphy.
.3.

4. Avoid use of words not in code book when other words with same significance are provided. Words spelled out, letter by letter, not only take time to code, transmit and decode, but they are one of the favorite points of attack by enemy code men.

5.

letter,

Where two or more code groups are assigned the same syllable, word or phrase, first one and then another

should be used so that in a series of messages each occurs about the same number of times. In particular, no group should ever appear twice in the same message.
At least (me group marked "Null" should be used for 6. every ten code groups in a message. These should be placed at A "Null" should always occur between irregular intervals. double letters; thus the word "boot" would be encoded:
(b)

(Null)

(o)

(t)

PS J

YWX

XOG

PFV

SBY
letter "0."

.Vote that different

7.

groups are used for the

Coded and decoded copies of messages must never be filed together. All notes and memoranda used in coding or decoding messages must always be destroyed, by burning, if practicable.
Messages must be short. Several short messages will be read by the enemy than one long one. Except in emergency, a long message, if it must be sent, will be divided into two or more parts and each sent as a complete message.
8.

less likely to be

Very often the best way to handle a long message out unnecessary words.
9.

is

to leave

Addresses will not be used when context of message indi-

cates for
10.

whom

intended.

When

used, thej'

must he

in code.

Signatures should be sent only when absolutely required. When sent, they must he encoded, letter hy letter, if necessary. Usually it will he sufficient to indicate origin by some word in code book previously agreed upon by each commander and his immediate subordinates.

The message handed Signal Corps operator should he in 11. the following form, on any suitable paper:
"No.
1.

15:40

PSJ

YWX
J.

XOG
M.

PFV

SBY

Send
1

this

message

to First Division.

June, 1918

Capt., 1st Infantry"

is:

Items should always appear in this order, that

(a)

Number

of message.

(b)
(c)

Hour of signature. Body of message.

Order directing transmission.

(d)

Order directing transmission may also indicate means to be tin ployed when deemed necessary by the Commanding Officer, but this will, in general, be left to the discretion of the Signal
Corps.

only

Number of mes'sage and hour of signature should be given when they will serve some good purpose. They will be in
Body
12.

clear.

of message

must he entirely
at

in code.

end of book are for use of divisions for designation of organizations and local geographical points, or for such other use as may be desired.

Blank spaces

Words assigned will be reported to Corps, Headquarters, and to neighboring divisions.

Army and

General

. .

. .

ENCODING
o. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

.FWP. .KSU. .NBX. .YMJ. .LPW. .MCA. .BFC. .RPA. .PWY. .RBJ. .FCV. .JFU. .VSY. .BNA. .QJC. .GNU. .RGS. .JBK. .OXW. .BGR. .YWU. .NXO. .PSA. .GVJ. .JWC. .NPJ.

.OCM .DMA .RYV. .AGL .JPS. .DSK SPF. .PCB .GKX, .QBG .FBL. .KPW .MYV. .OMJ .CPS. .MSG .JXW. .GSC QYA. .NGW GBL. .DCM ZBW. .XPO NYK. .CJF CFX. .DWA PLB. .NWJ SGA. .XBC NSV. .GNP DGA. .KXY RBY. .XYM DPL. .RFY XJM. .OWY BPG. QPJ SCO. .FGN KXO. .OPB NFC. .MBC

QMX

.PFJ .LYW .VPA .SMD

.GFU.

CMX

.BKV .KBV .YPF .SNW

.VJC. MGX

.ABW .RWB .NGA .JPL

.DYW.

RKC

.VSA .JSC .NBL .CUY

.XJG. .GNA

WCA

,RMY .APB

YBM
MGI. DCA
.

4.2. .XFO 4.7. .PEB 5.9. .GLO 6-inch. .JOB 9 2 ... SAN 9.45. .WUM 9.5. .LYT 155. .COM 240. .AMG
. .

A.

.YPO. .RFS. .GKO. .XPA

.

Abandon
Able. About
.

RAB
.PUF

.GOS
. . .

CMA About to advance. Above. .KPL

. .

-ac.

.FAT
.
.

Accident. .ROK Accidentally wounded. .XUO According. .DON Accurate. .LEM Acknowledge. JOK Act. .SAD Action. .PBO Active. .GES Activity. .VOW. .GOC Adjoining. .MSY Adjust. .SUC Adjusting. .NOR Adjutant. .JWA Advance. .VAP Advance guard. .BEF Advancing. .FXO. .LGA Advantage. .VMS Advisable. .POK Advise. .MEN. .PYN Advise when completed. .CSM Advised. .FJS Nulls: Aeroplane. .GUK RED After... NEP APX Afternoon. .OWG MYS Again... RYF OBN Against. .WNO XOG Age...KBA Agree. .FMY
. . . . .

-al. .JAP Alert. .FED All. .LPA. .YJB. .VXS All communications cut...GFK All points. .FPN All ready. .BPU All returned. .DEL All right. .JGV All stations. .OSA All well. .QXG All your messages received. .DEB Alone. .KVS Along. .PJM Also. .JYM Alter. .SON Altogether. .WMV Always. .DWS Am. .FMB. .NCW. .QMJ Am not. .XMC Ambulance. .CPK Ammunition. .BFW. .CSY. .VBA Ammunition depot... PBX Ammunition exhausted. .FGC Ammunition for. .GWK. .RMJ
. .
.

Among
.

GPV

An. .ASF. .GSX. .YMS. .JSY -ance. .OKU And. JUM. .OLD. .ROT. .GOK. .COG Angle. .FCB
.
.

Announce SWO Annoy... XON Nulls: DGW Answer. .DAL. .BOK BNC -ant...SMY QVK Antenna. .FRM COF Anti-aircraft. .GAV YUX Any LBC Apparatus. .VPO Apparent. .FLO Appear. .REP Approach. .GKB Approve. .SYL Approximate. .WBM Approximately. .CUN. .AGB April. .YXW
.

Aim. Air.

.OLP .ZVC

-ar. Are.

.JOV .FGW. .BNX. .MJV

-com.

Are having.

.PAT

Bivouac.

.VSG

Combat.

.KVF

Demolish. .MAR Depot. .WAC Depth. .RGX Desert. .MEW Deserter. .APU JXS Desire. Destroy. .PJA Destroyed. .DAN. .MEX. .WAY Destruction. .REF Detach. .MGO Detachment. .CUG Detail. .AFV Details by runner... FSC Detect. .YFB Detonator. .WYK Develop. .CSP Did. .XUB. .QYF Did not. .GWO Nulls: Difficult. .BFP
.

Drive.

.LGS
.

Driven back. .QEF Driven out...SYV Nulls: PJV Drop...M0N FWY Drum-fire. .POF Duckboard. .BNG VSX GFY Dug-out. .SCB PXM Dummy WMO Dump MCP During. .VAT. .SPX. .LOV During the night ... FBO .. AFD Duty WSC Dynamite. .YPX
. .
. .

.CBM. .GWY. .PNG. .SWC. .XFB -ea. .FLJ

E.
. .

Early. .BPY Earth. .KGX East VSM East of. .SMA

.
. .

Dig...GXS
Digging. .PWU Diminish. .WNS Direct... DUB Direction. .OXP
.

DGW BNC QVK

COF YUX

-dis.

.YAL. .FES
.
.

Disable. .SOW Disorder. .GOT Dispatch. .MPV Distinct. .POW Distinguish. .FEL Distribute. .AWB Disturb. .RMS Divide. .WBP Division. .GNO. .CUT Division headquarters. .PCU. .BWP Do. .BGY. .FWM Do not. .WPR. .RBO Do not understand. .MPB Doctor. .FYK Does. .VNU. .SPL Does not. .NUV Doing. .ASM Double. .CBU Doubt. .KMO Down RWS XUY Dressing station. .DMP
.

.KMC. .VBO. .XWS Effect. .MBX Effective. .NAT Eighth. .WCO -el. .RWY. .JYB. .BMV Emplacement. .GUB. .MUC -en. .NWY. .RPO. .SGR

-ed.

-ence.
.

.PAM
.

.JSP End. .SUR Enemy. .NYM. .GFX. .ASY. .XPJ

.

Encounter;

Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy Enemy
.

advance NXS artillery .. .GPA attack. .WSO barrage. .PEW being reinforced. .FPX constructing. .ORA counter-fire. .CMS field artillery .. .GWB firing gas grenades. .VXF JWO has established. has lost heavily. .BUS has occupied. .OWB has penetrated. .GUT heavy artillery .. .OGK infantry .. .RUC is bringing up...GLB
. . . . . . .
. .

-com. -con. dis.

-ed.
.

.PX3. .JWY .PNR. .FSM .YAL. .FES .VBO. .KMC. .XWS

. .

-en. .RPO. .NWY. .SGR -er. .JBM. .FBS. .AWG -es. .XBW. .SPU. .GSO -ing. .NPY. .FWA. .OEM
. .

Enemy light artillery...

For the. .APO Force. .FXB. .VMA Forcing. .YSV Foreseen Mulls JYF Fortify. .DUC C-WS Forward. .BEK PNW Fourth... XAC APX French. .QEP. .AFC OBN French 75 mm LAD QVK Frequent. .JWP Fresh. .RFA Friday. .GSJ From. ..SUP. .DOV. .RYG From the. .FYV Front. .XFA..S0B Front line. .OBU Front of. .JES -ful. .ASX. .YSP Fullerphone. .LAC Further. .BAM. .XYB Further details follow... OXA Fuse NFO G. .MAW. .LEP. .RUX Gain. .NFP Gas. .PSM. .WPB. .ZVB. .OKG Gas alarm. .KPG Gas asphyxiating. .OSM Gas attack. .VEB. .XOP Gas battery. .WBX Gas cloud. .QVS Gas defense. .LOM Gas grenade FRK Gas is being blown back. .KMA Gas shell. .PUB . Gassed. JSO. .AMO. .WXB General. .ZVA. .RPN German. .XOY. .LOW Get. .QVA. .MPJ Get in touch. .BFM Get ready MBP Give. .LPO Glasses. .WYX Go BEN Going. .JEP Gone QAP Good. .BYN
. . .
.

Gray

FAD
.

Great. .NOW. .BET Great activity. .NXG Green. .JOG Green rocket. .VSF Grenade. .RYW. .QYM Ground. .MUD Group. .ASB Guard. .QEB Gun. .VMY..LPU
. .
.

Gunner
Guns.
. .

AWE

.DXO H. .PXB. .MQ .APF. .NBO -ha. .GX Had. .GON. .ROP Had not OGW Nulls: Half. .JFP YUX Halt. .SOL FWY Hand. .LEW...W0Y PXM
.
.

Hand grenade Hang POB Haopen NPC

. .
. . . .
.

SKY

LAY ROB

Hard. .OPS Has. .YFL. .ZOS. .AXM Has arrived. .GAP Has been. .NCS Has destroyed. .XGA Has had. .WAR Has not.. .QYP. .NGB Has not arrived. .BKJ Has not been CBY Has stopoed. .BUD Have. .PXO. .JGX. .DWU Have arrived. .GLJ
.
.

Have been VNF Have established. .KPB Have left. .AMK Have lost. .YUJ Have not. .PUM. .AUB Have not arrived. .YSC Have not been...JB0 Have taken. .MPC Have you SWX Have you received. Having. .ONA. .KSB
. .
.

He.

.GOM. .YAM. .RES

-com.

Head.

.PBU
.
.

Headquarters. .YWO. .WSP. .RFO Hear. .YOU Heavily. .CAF Heavy.. .DWC. .NGS. .JYK Heavy artillery. .FRP Heavy loss. .QMC Nulls: Height... XPN GNW Held...YWS JYL Held up. .NOT DUP Heliograph. ..QJB OWN Helmets. .NWB PAY Help...RG0 QYB e
. .
. .

111.-. .OXG. .FWJ GOD 111 uminat ing .MGW. .PYV ;diate. .F^K diately. .GYP. .CMK. JGO rtant. .CPY Impossible. .YAC In; .XOV. .QMO. .YOJ. .LPD. .WSV clear. .POT In code. .MGP
. .

communication with...FET
.
.

High.

.ABG .GYL

High explosive shells... ZAS

Hill.
.

.FAV. .NOX
.

His. ..XFP..VYS

Hit SGK Hold. .CPM holding. .PWB Hole.. .NAC Hospital. .DAK Hostile.. .GYB. .QJX hot. ..WUA Hotchkiss machine gun...PBY Hour. .NOC. .YOL House. .XUF How SMX QXY ZBX How is everything. .CMY How much. JFM Howitzer. .LYK. .PXG Hundred. .BGO. .GPS NAV Hungry Hurry. .LUP RPB Hyphen I. ..NOM. .GEW. .RAC. .XUS .". I am OBG I have. .NUM I will. .BGX -ic. .DMU
.

In conjunction with. .PNU In detail. .OBC GLV emy s hands In force. .SBL. .VBM In front. .XGW I general .CPL .GSU n No Man's Land. order. .FSP Nulls: In our hands... SAT VBY cur trenches. .VCW WJS In place. ...RFM LUW In progress. .XGK RED In reserve. .BKP YXO In succession. .DXY JBC In support. OXV In the the direction of...SWJ In touch with. .DEG In writing. .ROS ZBP In your
"'
' .

Incendiary.
Inch.
. .

..ABF

.DYV. .SWM increase. .CSV. .GSD

Increase range*. .WJG Indicate. .SNF Indication. .PLU Infantry. .MEV.-.QOB. .DES antry patrol... GSA Inform. .LEV ormation. JPC Informed. .BGW
.
. .
.

-ied. .ABO -ies. .JFK If. .MSU. .QAB. .PXA Ignite. .FCW
.
.

ing.

.FWA. .NPY. .QEM

. .

Injure. .DOM Inspect. JGS Instantaneous.

.

.WUJ

-ion. .NOG. .DAW. .OVA -ly. .JFY. .GFP -nd. .MXA. .ANP. .NWP -nt.. .OFL
.
.

-re.
-s.
.

.QVC. .RWU .0M3. .DPG. .ASV. .LYN

. . . .

-st -th.
.

GMC

SXM

BPA

'.

PWJ

.KMS. .NFW. .PLX

Intend. .AMC Instructions. .MJA. .NCF Intact. .PYM Intelligence. .ROX Intense. .QOJ Interrupt. .SWB Intercept. .DCP Interval. .WUS Into. .RMO. .YJS Into action. .NFL Invisible. .FOB -ion. .NOG. .OVA. .DAW -ir. .AND Irregular. .PUS Is. .COX. .JAM. .REG. .NUT Is being. .FMV Is having. .BOF Is not GYW Is there any gas...V0R -ish. .QXJ -ist. .OVM It. .NBY. .FCK. .SXG Italian. .AFR -ite. .DOB -ive. .MPX
. .

-ize...JUL J...VEG..S0X January PNC Joined... YSM..SCU Judge PAD July...V0P Junction. .ANG
. . .
.

Nulls: BNC P JV VSX COF

XAV

.CAW K.. .JMX. .VPL. .LBS Keep. .REV. .PEG Keep in touch... GOX
.
.

June.

Key

PWM
.

Kill. .MAD Killed. .FCX. .GYK. .PJY. .VCO Kilometer (s) .SYF Knife (ves) .WMJ Know. .WAS. .GOV L. .JAG. .WUC. .SOP. .ANY Lachrymatory. .CFM Lack. .DOK Laid. .JGP
. . . . . .
.

Lamp KVX Large. .GLP. .DPK. .FYW Large caliber .. .COS Last. .NCV Last night. .FEG. .PEV Late GYV Later. .MSX -le. .LUK. .PNO Lead. .NXV Least FBU Leave. .SAM. .BUM Leave behind. .GAS Led... GXP . Left. .KSJ. .NCX Length. .QOP. .ROC Lengthen. .VCU. .XYW Lengthen range... QXV Less FUC JAB Let. .KVM Lewis machine gun. .MUT Liaison. .ABX Lieutenant. .YBS. .WBJ Lift. .SNX. .RFG Lift barrage. .PEN Light. .MOF Light artillery. .FCP Light signal... MUN Limber. .ANF Liquid fire. .DXM Line. .FJW Lines. .MSO. .VPG Lines of communication. .RFW Listen. .JUK Listening post. .BNM Lively. .LGF -LI. ,YXA. .GVC Load. .BOP Local... GXV Nulls: Locality. .FMC XOB BNP Locate XWO Location. .MES AUS Long...SBA MYS Longer... MEP XOG Look FSD Look out. .MUP Lpophole. .VCJ
.
. .

-com.

Lose.
.

.AWC
.
.

Loss YXB Losses. .VOD. .QOV. .NAS Lost. .JFB Lower. .FXW. .ASO -ly. .GFP. .JFY
.
. .

M.

.BNS. .CFO. .jbs

.

Men missing. .LUB. .PUG. .NEW Men wounded. .LPN. .VPS. .SCW .XJB -ment ABP KMG YXP Message Message not understood. .ROW Message received. .QSC Message understood. .SCK
. . .

Machine gun...QMV Machine gun ammunition. .SUL Machine gun company. .WPN Machine gun emplacement .. .VSP Machine gun fire...Y0X Machine gun nest. .XOK Made ROG Magazine. .SCP
.
.

:'sssenger. 'let OC
.

.NUG

Main.

.YUM
.

Main trench ZBC

Major. .XMS. .ABK Make. .AXS. .DSM Make bombing attack. .OSD Make gas attack. .ZAB Make ready. .XJO Making... WYM Nulls: Man MYF SKP Many. .JWB. .CJB DGW Map LOG GFY March. .BXY. .GFA WYS Marked... BAP DOC Marl in. .GEP Mask YXZ Mass. .XUJ Massed formation. .FWO Mat DGF Material. .DOP Material not arrived. .BAG May. .YXV. .RPY May be SBO May not. .RAW Me BAF NAG Mean LPF Meaning. .YXM Medical. .OXB Meet. .DAB Men. .JBW. .PSO. .YSB. .WUO Men gassed. .XJC. .SGV. .ABS Men killed. .JOC. .YUP. .WOL
.

Meter (s) .GNS Middle... BPJ Nulls: Midnight. .BAW PXM Might...DMS GFY GAM Might be VSX Might not. .JFW FWY Mile (s)...BAT PJV Millimeter (s) JGL Mine NES Mine crater... YAV Minenwerfer. .VXY SWP Minus Minute. .ROM. .PEK. .LUN Miss FPE Missing. .CPG. JMY. .XWB Mist VYL Mistake AMS
. .

.MOL. .DUW Mobile. .GBM ilize. JG3

-mm.
.
.

Model. .WEG Moderate. .SMK Moment KBO Monday LAN Mop FAP Morale. .KGB More. .QBA. .YMA. .GKJ Morning. .BMY. .FGO. .LBJ Mortar. .YOB. .FAN Mortar fire. .DCJ Most. .MGL Most of. .LOX Motor. .DCS Motor truck. .FSJ Mount MBO Move P JS Movement. .NPW
.
. . . . . .
.

-ion.

Moving

PCK

Overwhelm. .MEK Own JSB P...JEB. .RYL. .VOY Open...XSC Fair. .YOW Open fire. .SNA Panic. .XWU Operate. .YPV Parachute WAJ Operation. .XGP Parallel. .XFW Operation cancelled. .VXB Parapet. .WOS Operator. .SYN Parol e...VEP Opposite. .VSD. .SMC Part SPG Or. .NPB. .XGV. .CPV Partially. .OXY Order. .FLY Parties. .OCP. .NFV. .DXP Ordnance Party. .DAY. .FRY. .YOP QJS Organization. .YMV Party all in. .XOW Organize. .XSY. .WSJ Pass WMC Original. .VSO Passed. .SUN Other. .OGL. .VAW Passed quietly. .RKV. .OSV -ou. ..XGO Patrol. .NUP. .OSY. .VJP Ought QMP Patrol reports ... SWY .. RKO Ought not NAM Patrol schedule. .PYL Ought to SUK Penetrated. .MBJ Our. .YPS. .WAX. .POG Percussion. .CSX Our advance. .NPU Perfect. .BPN Our aeroplane. .YPM Period. .BKY. .AXV. .YPG. .OMX. Our artillery. .WYF Periscope. .ORB .VNX Our artillery is firing... SYP Personal. .YFS Our artillery is shelling us... Phone... NWA Nulls: Our aviator. .SNB ^SPA Photo... OLJ YUX Our center. .YPK Pick... MAG COF Our communications. .DPY QVK Picket... CSG Our first line. .NEM Piece... AGY BMC Our front. .POY Pigeon... BXK DGW Our infantry. QPF Pistol. .DEV Our left. .NSY Pistol ammunition. .FUM Our machine gun...MYB Place FOM JAR Our men. .LOC Placed. .SAG Our right. .KXM Plane RGN Our wire. .KGR Platoon. .RGP. .OBP. .CPW
.
. .
.

hand. .GXM QBF the the left...DWO tne ower siue...CJM the right. .MYP the way RYB this. .YWM this side. .WOV time. .VSJ One. .WCF. .XGF Only. .YJA

On On On On On On On On On

Our wire is cut...LBP

-ous.
.

.YFP
.

Nulls:

Out...XWM. .WYV. .DUM Out of. .NCO OWX Out of range Outpost PYS Outpost company. .QAF
. . .
.

WYS PAY GNW ROB LAY

Over.
.

.ONP. .MUK

-ion.

Plus. .DWB Point. .CUB. .AGE Poor. .YFW Position. .SYW. .GVO Possession. .CJP .AWY Possible (y) Post. .YPB. .RWC Post of command. .RKB Postpone. .RAP Postponed. .YFX Pound. .JWM Premature. .DXB Preparation. .AGO Prepare. .MOP. .JOL Present. .MXV Press. .JEX Prevent. .AWK Prevented. .BMA Prisoner. CUK. .FUK Private. .GBA. .MEF -pro. .PFA Probable. .YMP Probably. .WSA. .SKX Proceed. .VNP Nulls: Progress. .QVO GWS Projectile. .JXO AUS Proportion. .GSM XOB Prussian. .AGK VBY OGP MBY SKP Q -qu. .YMB Quarter. .XMW Quartermaster. .VXG Question. .PUT Question mark. .GNB. .AXG Quick. .YAP. .Q ??. .GOP Quicken. .ONX Quiet. .PCX. .ONW. .OPX Quiet day. .DOW. .NAB Quote. .MBW R. .MXB. .KGP. .OWU. .NWX Radio. .LEB. .MOW. .FUR Radio message. .ORK Radio operator .. .PFR Raid. .KPS. .MXO. .YJC. .XBA Raid will take place. VMJ.SXP.RBW Raiders. .LEG
. .
. .

Railroad. .WXM Rain. .DGV Raise. .SPN Range. .AUP. .MYW Rapid. .RWO Raoid fire. .XAM Rate SUY Rations. .RWK. .QSJ. .OWC
. . . . . .
.

-rd. -re.

.PEN. .OMA .RWU. .QVC

.

Reach NWC Reached KVA

. .
.

Nulls: DU?
.

KB5
.

Ready.
.

.JUS. .GP J
.
.

Ready for attack. .PFC AWP VJX Rear Rearguard. .CUS Recall. .VAF Recall working parties. .COP Receive. .RMV Received. .WMS. .DAP. .RYN Recognize. .DPB Reconnaissance. .OSC Reconnoiter. .DXA Reconnoitering. .PJC. .CMG
. . .

JYL DOC OWN XAV

.GUN Red rocket. .XYG Red star shell... DEM Refer. .WEV Regiment. .QXO. .WJA. .DYM Regimental. .MPS
Red.
. .

Regimental headquarters. .XFJ. !BM0 Region... SAW Registration. .CUX Regular. .OKY Regulate. .DUK Reinforce. .OCW. .DPO Reinforced. .0GB. .BWD Reinforcements. .BOW. .BYP. JEF Reinforcements arrived. .LAM .DMK. .FWX Reinforcements sent Release. .PCS Released. .FRG Relief. .OWA. .QJP. .FYG Relief completed. .JYS. .CBG Relief has arrived. .GAD Relief will take place. .OLX.CFB
.

-com.

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.

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.

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