Arthur Scherbius9 February 1926
Sees the German Navy introduce an Enigma variant for secure naval communications.
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Sees the German Navy introduce an Enigma variant for secure naval communications.
Develops the reflector principle used in Enigma, allowing encryption and decryption to use the same machine settings.
Sees the German Army introduce Enigma for military communications.
Begins supplying French intelligence with secret German Enigma operating instructions and key material.
Commands the U-boat force when four-rotor M4 Enigma is introduced for Atlantic submarine traffic.
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