World War II cryptography

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Cryptography was used extensively during World War II, with a plethora of code and cipher systems fielded by the nations involved. In addition, the theoretical and practical aspects of cryptanalysis, or codebreaking, was much advanced.

Contents 1 France 2 Germany 3 Italy 4 Japan 5 Poland 6 Sweden 7 United Kingdom 8 United States 9 See also

France

• PC Bruno
• Hans Thilo-Schmidt

Germany

• Enigma (machine)
• Lorenz cipher
• Geheimfernschreiber
• B-Dienst
• Reservehandverfahren

Italy

• Used Enigma

Japan

• PURPLE
• JN-25

Poland

• Cryptanalysis of the Enigma
• Biuro Szyfrów (Cipher Bureau)
• Marian Rejewski
• Jerzy Różycki
• Henryk Zygalski
• bomba

Sweden

• Arne Beurling

United Kingdom

• TypeX
• ULTRA
• Bletchley Park
• Colossus computer
• Bombe
• Alan Turing
• W. T. Tutte
• John Tiltman
• Max Newman
• Tommy Flowers
• I. J. Good
• Leo Marks

United States

• Magic (cryptography)
• William Friedman
• Frank Rowlett
• Abraham Sinkov
• Joseph Rochefort
• Agnes Meyer Driscoll
• SIGABA
• Codetalkers
• SIGSALY
• M-209

See also

• ULTRA
• Magic (cryptography)

• Cryptanalysis of the Enigma
• Colossus
• Bombe

• Enigma (machine)
• SIGABA
• TypeX
• Lorenz cipher
• Geheimfernschreiber
• Codetalkers
• PURPLE
• SIGSALY
• JN-25

• Bletchley Park
• Biuro Szyfrów
• PC Bruno

• Marian Rejewski
• Jerzy Różycki
• Henryk Zygalski

• Alan Turing
• W. T. Tutte
• John Tiltman
• Max Newman
• Tommy Flowers
• I. J. Good

• William Friedman
• Frank Rowlett
• Abraham Sinkov
• Joseph Rochefort
• Agnes Meyer Driscoll

• Hans Thilo-SchmidtTemplate:WWII-stub

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