wireless suitcase radio
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19720178-001
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made --
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Tools and equipment for communication
- Sub-category Telecommunication tools and equipment
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Brand Name / Model Type 3, MK II (Mark II)
- Materials Mammal leather, Native copper, Iron, Brass, Glass, Wood, Plastic
- Branch Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
- Service Component Canadian ArmySpecial Operations Executive
- Measurements Height 16.5 cm, Length 46.0 cm, Width 29.5 cm
- Caption Undercover Communications
- Additional Information Roger Marc Caza moved ceaselessly to avoid detection by German secret police. While undercover in France, Caza used this briefcase radio to request supplies and report on his progress. He also used secret codes, concealed in a special compartment in the radio, when sending and receiving secret transmissions.