Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Who Really Broke The Enigma Code In Wolrd War II?


Photo: Enigma machine labeled. Wikipedia

Poles Launch Campaign For Enigma Code-Breaking Recognition -- The Telegraph

It is hailed as an masterstroke of British code breaking that helped defeat Adolf Hitler and save the lives of thousands of Allied soldiers.

However, decades after Nazi Germany's Enigma code was first cracked, Poland has gone on the offensive to reclaim the glory of a cryptological success it feels has been unjustly claimed by Britain.

Frustrated at watching the achievements of the British wartime code breakers at Bletchley Park lauded while those of Poles go overlooked, Poland's parliament has launched a campaign to "restore justice" to the Polish men and women who first broke the Enigma codes.

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My Comment: The Americans have their own version of how the Enigma Code was broken.

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