Enigma: Cracking The Code

The Enigma machine, developed in the late 1920s, was used by Nazi Germany during WWII to encrypt military communications. It transformed plain text into encoded messages using complex mechanics involving rotors and plug boards, creating over 100 trillion permutations. Despite its complexity, Allied codebreakers eventually deciphered the Enigma code by identifying patterns and repeated sequences in messages. This breakthrough, achieved by 1940, significantly contributed to the Allied victory by shortening the war and saving lives.

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