WW2 German Switchboard Rotary Dial Attachment

[Rotwang M]

https://youtu.be/pe0s0ZrH660

[Sturm78]

Hi Rotwang M,

An image from Ebay.

All your contributions to the forum about the telephone communications material used by the Germans during World War II are of great interest , although I must confess that, as an absolute neophyte on the subject, sometimes I find it difficult to understand.
My knowledge about telephones is limited to dialing the number and talking...

Sturm78

[Rotwang M]

Hi Rotwang M,

An image from Ebay.

All your contributions to the forum about the telephone communications material used by the Germans during World War II are of great interest , although I must confess that, as an absolute neophyte on the subject, sometimes I find it difficult to understand.
My knowledge about telephones is limited to dialing the number and talking...

Sturm78

Thanks. You can always buy my book if you want to begin learning.

[T. A. Gardner]

Thanks. You can always buy my book if you want to begin learning.

Rotwang, starting with post 508 in this thread, clearly shows a German field telephone hook up but has some unusual added features. Maybe you could identify those?

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=152334&start=495

Hi all

Does somebody know the purpose of this all mess of wires ?? :roll:
Field telephone switchboard ??

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[Rotwang M]

Thanks. You can always buy my book if you want to begin learning.

Rotwang, starting with post 508 in this thread, clearly shows a German field telephone hook up but has some unusual added features. Maybe you could identify those?

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=152334&start=495

Hi all

Does somebody know the purpose of this all mess of wires ?? :roll:
Field telephone switchboard ??

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

They are long distance cable junction boxes. Two are open and five are closed.

[T. A. Gardner]

Thanks. You can always buy my book if you want to begin learning.

Rotwang, starting with post 508 in this thread, clearly shows a German field telephone hook up but has some unusual added features. Maybe you could identify those?

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=152334&start=495

Hi all

Does somebody know the purpose of this all mess of wires ?? :roll:
Field telephone switchboard ??

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

They are long distance cable junction boxes. Two are open and five are closed.

Thank you! That was my guess on it at the time in a reply to Sturm, but I couldn't be sure.

[Rotwang M]

Here is a closeup of the box from my friend Albert Lampl's website: