Station X (TV documentary) the breaking of the Enigma naval codes, the captures from the U-boat U-110 and other relevant material from German weather ship Lauenburg and München and the German armed trawler Krebs during the Lofoten raid. The first episode revealed that Station X was the cover name for the World War II radio interception station co-located with the Government Code & Cypher School at Bletchley Park. In 1938 the British Secret Service bought Bletchley Park, installing wireless receiver (call-sign: "Station X") to pick up German messages. A small group of aristocratic codebreakers visited the Country house with their staff and butlers under
Lancers in Italy during the Second World War Lancers in Italy during the Second World War After the successful campaign in North Africa in May 1943 the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers and the 17/21st Lancers as part of the 26th Armoured Brigade of the 6th Armoured Division moved to the Italy campaign. Both regiments found the conditions difficult with the terrain particularly hard going for tanks and armoured vehicles. In fact at certain times they hard to revert to an infantry role. The 16/5th Lancers distinguished itsef at Piuarola playing a major part for the fight of Rome. On 18 April 1945 both regiments were to break