Cryptanalysis of the Enigma

Enigma is the name of a family of ciphering machines made famous by their use in World War II and the successful analysis of the cipher by Allied codebreakers. This article discusses the techniques for solving Enigma and the circumstances in which they were developed and applied. See Enigma machine for a description of the machine itself, and Ultra for a discussion of the intelligence gained from reading Enigma.

Related Topics:
Cipher - World War II - Codebreaker - Enigma machine - Ultra

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