11/27 I just found out that the British decoded German Enigma codes
and that the Americans decoded Japanese codes. Did the Axis ever
decode Allied codes?
\_ There's a statement on record from the chief of Japanese army
intelligence (Lt. Gen. Seizo Arisue) that they were unable to
crack any US codes. There are some decent histories of Abwehr
activities in this area; David Alvarez (bibliography at
link:tinyurl.com/wv70 has done a lot of work in this area.
Also: http://intellit.muskingum.edu -John
\_ so besides numerical superiority, they also had
crypto superiority? The thing is, I saw a documentary
where the Brits decoded every single message towards
the end of the war and knew every single German troop
movement. The same goes for U.S. which assassinated
Yamamoto because they knew where he was flying. However,
the documentary never talked if the Axis powers ever
decoded their messages.
\_ The German infantry/pilots/spies/technology were
superior in many ways. They're more disciplined, more
trained, and more experienced than their lazy, kick
activities in this area, also "Diplomatic Solutions: German
Foreign Office Cryptanalysis, 1919-1945 by David Alvarez in the
International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 9.
A good bibliography is here: http://intellit.muskingum.edu -John
backed, football watching beer drinking Americans. The
only reason the Allies won was cuz of their mighty
production and a few smart code breakers. -hans
\_ Don't forget the Eastern Front, Hans. Hehe. -ivan
\_ agree. Without Hitler's obsession with Communism,
(something *WE* were obsess with in next 40 years
or so), I honest think Hitler was this close to
won the war.
\_ Yes. White people >>> Non-white people. That's your
point, right?
\_ Germans are white.
\_ GOOD ONE!!!
\_ Wasn't the only unbroken code in WWII, the Native American
Indians code? (a movie, Windtalkers, was made about this) |