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Example of intercepted Enigma Traffic

1939/1945

Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Intercepted traffic from a 3-Rotor Enigma machine. Note the 5-letter groups of code. This intercept was then sent to Bletchley Park via Teleprinter, where it was deciphered and translated by the teams in Huts 3 and 6.

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  • Title: Example of intercepted Enigma Traffic
  • Date: 1939/1945
  • Location: Bletchley Park
  • Rights: Crown Copyright. By kind permission Director GCHQ
Bletchley Park

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