During the First World War, the British had broken virtually all of Germany’s codes and had excellent intelligence on German military and diplomatic communications.
The Germans were determined not to let that happen again. In the Second World War, they relied on Enigma, a machine that produced coded messages thought to be unbreakable.
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Rondo alla turca
Composed in 1784 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Public domain.
Performed by Markus Staab, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 license. Source.
Closing War Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5. Photograph of Enigma machine by Alessandro Nassiri, used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Source.
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