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1. mmsc · 1790086381 · focus · HN ↗

   For anybody interested, the actual encrypted message:

     BTTE UM ANGABE DES MARSQWEGES X BEFINDE MIQ IN X ROSENOW ROSENOW X SOFORT FUNKANTWORT X WASCHBBSCH
   

   which, given misspellings, translates approximately to:

     Please specify the route of march. I am in Rosenow, Rosenow. Immediate reply by radio. Waschbusch.

   1. yitchelle · 1790087220 · focus · HN ↗

      was the misspellings deliberate?

      1. busssard · 1790087657 · focus · HN ↗

         i would assume yes, to throw off decyphering. even more impressive that they managed to crack it

         1. kadoban · 1790110220 · focus · HN ↗

            > i would assume yes, to throw off decyphering. even more impressive that they managed to crack it

            Were operators of enigma machines aware enough of cryptology or the weaknesses of enigma, for that to have been done intentionally to prevent decryption? I doubt it, otherwise _many_ things should have been done _much_ differently by the operators.

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