Figure 1.-- |
|
The Allied war effort was enormous assisted by code breakers. Both German and Japanese codes were broken, providing vital inforamtion to Allied military planners.
A Polish mathematician played a key in cracking the German military's suposedly unbreakable cipher machine--enigma. The Poles in cooperation with the French
were able to construct an enigma machine whicg they turned over to the Britih just before the German invasion. Additional work done at Bletchly Park allowed the
British by late 1940 to read large numbers of Luftwaffe messages. The Kriegsmarina code was also broken, but was more difficult because their operators were
more careful to follow pricedures. Many messagesre read because operators did not follow procedures. The Kreigsmarine also added a fourth rotor. Enigma traffic
played a vital role in the Allied victory against the U-boats and in the cutting off of Rommel's supplies in North Africa. American breaking of the Japanease naval
code was a key element in the naval victory at Midway. It also allowed American pilots to shoot down Adnmiral Yamamoto--the architect of the attack on Pearl
Harbor. The Germans also had some successes. The Germans were able to read British naval messages in early 1940 which allowed them to counter planned
Anglo-French operations in Norway with their successful invasion of Denmark and Norway.
The Allied war effort was enormous assisted by code breakers. Both German and Japanese codes were broken, providing vital information to Allied military planners.
American breaking of the Japanease naval
code was a key element in the naval victory at Midway. It also allowed American pilots to shoot down Adnmiral Yamamoto--the architect of the attack on Pearl
Harbor. The Germans also had some successes.
The Germans were able to read British naval messages in early 1940 which allowed them to counter planned
Anglo-French operations in Norway with their successful invasion of Denmark and Norway.
Navigate the Boys' Historical Clothing Web Site:
[Return to Main World War II page]
[Introduction]
[Activities]
[Biographies]
[Chronology]
[Clothing styles]
[Countries]
[Bibliographies]
[Contributions]
[FAQs]
[Glossaries]
[Satellite sites]
[Tools]
[Boys' Clothing Home]