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)