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Enigma machine

The Enigma machine is a cipher device developed and used in the early- to mid-20th century to protect commercial, diplomatic, and military communication. It was employed extensively by Nazi Germany during World War II, in all branches of the German military. The Enigma machine was considered so secure that it was used to encipher the most top-secret…

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related to Surviving machines · 51
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related to Breaking Enigma · 30
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related to External links · 25
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related to history · 21
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related to Derivatives · 15
Enigma machine → British, Enigma, Enigma's, Germans, In, M-325, Machines, NEMA, Once, SIGABA, The British, The Enigma, Typex, United States, William Friedman
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related to Electrical pathway · 13
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see also · 12
Enigma machine → Alastair DennistonArlington HallArne BeurlingBeaumanor, Americans, British, Enigma, EnigmaErhard Maertens, FellgiebelECM Mark II, Hall, Hasenjaeger, LaboratoryTypex, Second World War, Second World WarFritz ThieleGisbert, States Naval Computing Machine
related to Models · 10
Enigma machine → After, Allies, An, Enigma, German, Starting, The, The Enigma, Various, World War II

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