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Decoding the National Cryptologic Museum

Using the Enigma and the Sigaba, world powers encrypted their messages in hopes of catching their opponents by surprise (2:34)

Produced by: Megan Gambino and Ryan R. Reed


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Sigaba was used but the US, there is a Wikipedia article all about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigaba

This clip mentions the Enigma, which is pretty well known since the publication of "The Ultra Secret" by Winterbottom, and David Kahn's "The Codebreakers." The Sigaba is new to me, and I wish the clip had mentioned who used it. I think the clip should have told us more about the lesser-known machine.



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