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To: Leaning Right

1932? Wasn’t Germany still the weimar republic then?


40 posted on 07/30/2016 1:14:11 PM PDT by Jeff Vader
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To: Jeff Vader
1932? Wasn’t Germany still the Weimar republic then?

Yes. The German military was using a primitive version of the Enigma machine even before Hitler took power. I believe the first machine was built around 1918, and the Germans were constantly improving on it. A good article about the machine is here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine

41 posted on 07/30/2016 1:20:54 PM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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