Why Was The Engma Machine Used In Ww2
World War II
The enigma machine helped the Allies win the war by preparing the British, indicating Germany’s next moves to win battles, and destroying the element of surprise for the Germans. The enigma machine was used to find secret messages the German soldiers sent to each other. After the Allies discovered a way to decipher the codes, they were able to prepare themselves for future battles. Prior to the Normandy landings on D-Day in June 1944, the Allies knew the locations of all but two of the 58 German divisions on the Western front. Certainly, the Allies would not want the Germans to realize their discovery so defeats and losses were planned by the British. Nevertheless, these were all minor losses because the British knew their opponent’s strategies and variety of weapons including their choice …show more content…
Correspondingly, the enigma machine allowed the British to win numerous battles by indicating Germany’s next moves. The enigma machine was essential in defeating the U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic, and in the British naval victories in the Battle of Cape Matapan and the Battle of North Cape. In 1941, it exerted a powerful effect on the North African desert campaign against German forces under General Erwin Rommel. General Sir Claude Auchinleck wrote that were it not for the deciphering of the enigma machine, "Rommel would have certainly got through to Cairo". The enigma machine also dismissed Germany’s advantage of surprise against the Allies. Since the Germans communicated their strategies and plans of attack/defense using the enigma machine, the Allies found it easier to plan their strategies by having a good idea of what the outcome would be. The enigma machine gave the British access to this classified information. Without the enigma machine, the Allies would not know the German strategies for D-Day possibly resulting in the loss of World War 2 for the Allies. The enigma machine inarguably played a vital role in the Allies’
The enigma machine helped the Allies win the war by preparing the British, indicating Germany’s next moves to win battles, and destroying the element of surprise for the Germans. The enigma machine was used to find secret messages the German soldiers sent to each other. After the Allies discovered a way to decipher the codes, they were able to prepare themselves for future battles. Prior to the Normandy landings on D-Day in June 1944, the Allies knew the locations of all but two of the 58 German divisions on the Western front. Certainly, the Allies would not want the Germans to realize their discovery so defeats and losses were planned by the British. Nevertheless, these were all minor losses because the British knew their opponent’s strategies and variety of weapons including their choice …show more content…
Correspondingly, the enigma machine allowed the British to win numerous battles by indicating Germany’s next moves. The enigma machine was essential in defeating the U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic, and in the British naval victories in the Battle of Cape Matapan and the Battle of North Cape. In 1941, it exerted a powerful effect on the North African desert campaign against German forces under General Erwin Rommel. General Sir Claude Auchinleck wrote that were it not for the deciphering of the enigma machine, "Rommel would have certainly got through to Cairo". The enigma machine also dismissed Germany’s advantage of surprise against the Allies. Since the Germans communicated their strategies and plans of attack/defense using the enigma machine, the Allies found it easier to plan their strategies by having a good idea of what the outcome would be. The enigma machine gave the British access to this classified information. Without the enigma machine, the Allies would not know the German strategies for D-Day possibly resulting in the loss of World War 2 for the Allies. The enigma machine inarguably played a vital role in the Allies’