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Enigma machine
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A crew aboard U-110 operates the Enigma machine
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The Allies actually captured several of these intact. One of the best kept secrets of the war and was the reason for the huge loss of life during the Coventry bombing in G.B. Churchill knew the raid was coming, but couldn't issue a warning and evacuate ...
The Allies actually captured several of these intact. One of the best kept secrets of the war and was the reason for the huge loss of life during the Coventry bombing in G.B. Churchill knew the raid was coming, but couldn't issue a warning and evacuate the city because it would reveal to the Germans that Enigma had been broken. He later said it was one of the most agonizing decisions of the war.