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Enigma encryption machine used by Nazi Germany in World War II found on bottom of Baltic Sea
German divers searching the Baltic Sea for discarded fishing nets have stumbled upon a rare Enigma cipher machine used by the Nazi military during World War II which they believe was thrown overboard from a scuttled submarine.
Key points:
- The device consisted of a keyboard and wheels which scrambled messages
- It was used to send and receive secret messages during World War II
- It’s believed to have been destroyed before Germany’s surrender in May 1945
They thought they had discovered a typewriter entangled in a net on the seabed of Gelting Bay, but underwater archaeologist Florian Huber quickly realised the historical significance of the find.
“I’ve made many exciting and strange discoveries in the past 20 years. But I never dreamt that we…
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