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Glossary Item: Snowflake parachute flare
Name Snowflake parachute flare
Description A multi-flare signal rocket that contain 28 white stars. They were developed to ease the identification of U-Boats on the surface during darkness, with the wide spread of 28 stars making the submarine stand out in the darkness.
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Name The Battle of the Atlantic, The Official Account of the Fight Against The U-Boats, 1939 - 1945
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Central Office Of Information
Issued For none
Published Oct/1946
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