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late 1940s

Bletchley Park. The two “bombs,” used by the British to decrypt Enigma, attack and solve approximately 180 messages a day. But almost all of them are from the Luftwaffe, as those from the Wehrmacht and the Kriegsmarine are more difficult to decipher. In 1943, this number will rise to 9,000 messages a day, and in 1944, thanks to American assistance, the number will rise even further.