The Intelligence War - Breaking The Enigma Code

A resource to support the lesson on the breaking of the Enigma Code at Bletchley Park for GCSE students. It is to compliment the Local GCSE Coursework Study on the Plymouth Blitz to be found on the historynetwork site

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• KS4
• plymhistnet
• plymstock
• enigma
• sambells
• GCSE
• History
• Blitz
• Plymouth
• Network

[mgzelu]

Without Poles there wouldn't be Ultra-system. Three Polish mathematicians decoded Enigma in 1932!!! A year after it was created!!!

[ironlionuk]

Brits hate to admit that the Poles gave them and to the French the key to the broken by the Poles 3--wheel Enigma. Moreover, the Bombe was named after the Polish "Bomba" used by 3 Polish mathematicians;

to read more go to:

en . wikipedia . org/

wiki /Biuro_Szyfr%C3%B3w#Enigma_sol ved

the British take all the credit for solving the Enigma, ....winners write history.

Sad that only nazi were deafeated & not both AHJS

[happygamestvfun1]

funny my computer could break it in a few minuits....

[Markb25266]

well they made a mistake :)

[divustitus]

WE(Poles) have many reasons to be proud especially of our patriotism.Our weakness though is our hisorical magnaminity which led to our enemies' attempts to annihilate us later when they became stronger.

[thebodzio]

And your opinion is based on?

[silverbud]

You are ignorant patriots, thats all you are.

Yes, delete any other opinion. Go on being proud, you winner of World War II

[adamlslda]

Just read this: en wikipedia org / wiki / Cryptanalysis _ of _ the _ Enigma and this: en wikipedia org / wiki / Bomba _ (cryptography) (of course remove space between each word). That should be enough answer for such uninformed dumb like you.

[dariodeloco]

Involvement of Poles in breaking this code is fundamental ! and unquestionable! They outsmarted and help to stop german nazi murderers, which you probably adore ----- now go drink your tea

[ferdovit]

German blitzkrieg with Soviet friendly support in 1939.

You always need Russia to conquer Poland.

[silverbud]

"But Poland win this war with nazi Germany too"

haha!

Yes, after a month Poland was defeated but as commanders fled abroad, they did not capitulate. Instead, they let Germans kill as many as they wished. But yes, of course, you won the war against Nazi! Dream on, baby