Second World War code machines displayed at Bletchley Park

06 Sep 2010

Second World War code machines displayed at Bletchley Park
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A collection of Second World War code machines went on display at 
Bletchley Park on Sunday.
 
The collection included a rare German encryption machine - SGZ41 - created 
to defy Britain's Enigma code breakers which was loaned by the top secret 
GCHQ base in Cheltenham, Glos.

Enigma code breakers gathered for a reunion at Bletchley Park in 
Buckinghamshire, the forerunner to GCHQ.
 
The site was the hub of code breaking during the war and many employees 
went on to work at the Cheltenham intelligence base.

The SGZ41 cipher machine was created under the direction of the head of 
German intelligence, Admiral Canaris, during the conflict.

He suspected the Enigma machines were being decrypted by the British and 
commissioned a man called Menzer to create an 'unbreakable' machine. 


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/7982870/Second-World-War-code-machines-displayed-at-Bletchley-Park.html

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