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Breaking Enigma: A World War II Game Changer

Breaking Enigma: A World War II Game Changer

Narrated by Keith Morrison of "Dateline," the breaking of Germany's top-secret Enigma Code at Bletchley Park in the United Kingdom was one of World War II's biggest secrets, alongside the atomic bombs. Some historians estimate that deciphering the German military code shortened the war by two years and possibly saved 14 million lives.

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Breaking Enigma: A World War II Game Changer

Breaking Enigma: A World War II Game Changer

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The story of breaking the unbreakable German Enigma Code by Alan Turing during WWII. (56m 29s)

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