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Cryptography codebreaking in World War 2

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Codebreaking

Codebreaking played a key part in World War II. In the United Kingdom, at Bletchley Park, a team of brilliant individuals, including Alan Turing, dedicated themselves to deciphering encrypted messages used by the Axis powers. Their most remarkable achievement was decrypting the codes of the Enigma machine, a device the Germans used for military messages. This breakthrough provided the Allies with information about enemy plans, enabling them to anticipate and respond effectively to Axis actions, ultimately shaping the outcomes of key battles and strategic decisions.

The 'Enigma' machine used by the Germans to send secret coded messages
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You are going to write a secret message. You will then encrypt the message using a Caesar Cipher, so only you and your allies can understand it.

Press the button below to use the cipher wheel to encrypt your secret message.