Published 03:02 IST, May 10th 2020
World War II: German soldiers' last intercepted messages revealed by British analysts
British intelligence agency on May 8 released the last messages from a German military communications network that were intercepted during World War II.
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British intelligence ncy on May 8 released last messs from a German military communications network that were intercepted during World War II. messs were released to mark 75th anniversary of end of war in Europe. last messs were intercepted by analysts at Bletchley Park on May 7, 1945, which talked about closing down all rio traffic 'forever'.
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"British troops entered Cuxhaven at 1400 on 6 May - from w on all rio traffic will cease - wishing you all best. Lt Kunkel," one of messs re. "Closing down forever - all best - goodbye," or one said that immediately followed after first mess.
se were last messs heard by analysts at Bletchley Park as a network of German Air Force signallers turned off ir rio in last days of World War II.
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"Analysts at Bletchley Park who h followed BROWN Network since 1940 saw its end on 7 May 1945," British Government Communications Hequarters (GCHQ) said on its website. BROWN was codename given to Enigma key used by German Air Force’s rio and research regiment.
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"It was amalous for such a relatively small unit to have its own key and a significant effort went into breaking it, something achieved in autumn of 1940," GCHQ ded furr while describing Enigma.
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Breaking of Enigma and WWII
course of cracking German Enigma code by British codebreakers is portrayed in Oscar-winning 2014 film Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. German forces started surrendering on all fronts after Hitler's death on April 30, 1945. Two days prior to that, on April 28, Mussolini h alrey been captured and executed in Giuli. Japan's surrender came after United States dropped atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in early August 1945.
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(Im Credit: GCHQ/Webp)
03:02 IST, May 10th 2020