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Welcome to the July 2016 episode of the Bletchley Park podcast, Pinchers and Breaks.

This month in our anniversary series, It Happened Here.

We dive into stories of stolen intelligence treasures, which helped turn the tide in the Battle of the Atlantic.

We'll hear from Arnold Hargreaves, a seaman aboard HMS Bulldog,

who boarded the captured German submarine U-110,

and still has the spoils today.

An enigma machine, codebooks and other vital documents were among the hall taken from the U-boat before it was sunk.

We joined Bletchley Park's research historian, Dr David Kenyon,

to delve into the tale of HMS Bulldog and other key pinches, which helped the co-breakers at

Bletchley Park glean vital naval intelligence. Genius alone was not enough. Pinchers, in other words,

stealing stuff from the enemy, were vital in breaking

naval codes. But first, Bletchley Park celebrated Armed Forces weekend in style at the end of June.

2000 free tickets were given to military personnel and their families, who were serenaded by live

bands, and there were stalls and activities to entertain visitors of all ages.

Podcast producer Mark Cotton went along, because you never know who you might meet at Bletchley Park.

Music Lieutenant Colonel Simon Wilkinson, Deputy Chairman of the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Armed Forces Day Committee.

What does today mean to you and to the committee?

Well, it's the opportunity for the community of Buckingshire and Milton Keens to thank the armed forces personnel and their families and their employers and the cadets

for their service and for their commitment to the community and to the British people. And the

local population can come here. They can understand a bit more about what defence does today

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