Enigma Code Enigma Code

7th January 1926: Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, HQ of the Allied cryptopgraphers during WW II and where the German 'Enigma' and 'Lorenz' codes, both considered unbreakable, were deciphered. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

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Enigma Decoder Enigma Decoder

2nd February 1979: The Enigma decoding machine used during World War II being inspected by Ryszard Dembinski, museum director. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

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Code Breakers Convention At Bletchley Park Code Breakers Convention At Bletchley Park

The Enigma coding machine used by the Germans in WWII on display at Bletchley Park National Code Centre, November 25, 2004 in Bletchley, England. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)

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Desert Fox Desert Fox

circa 1942: Field Marshal Rommel (1891 - 1944) with General Meindl. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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German U Boats German U Boats

circa 1940: German U-Boats in the Atlantic. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

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Tanks Aboard Tanks Aboard

1941: German PzKpfw III battle tanks destined for Rommel being loaded aboard an Italian ship. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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U-Boats Line-Up U-Boats Line-Up

circa 1943: New German U-boats line up for inspection, ready to serve in the Battle of the Atlantic.. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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Invading Crete Invading Crete

May 1941: German paratroopers advance during the invasion of Crete. On the right are bodies of British soldiers. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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Crete Invasion Crete Invasion

May 1941: German parachutists drop onto Crete during the invasion of Greece. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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Enigma Code

7th January 1926: Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, HQ of the Allied cryptopgraphers during WW II and where the German 'Enigma' and 'Lorenz' codes, both considered unbreakable, were deciphered. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

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