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Naval Enigma compromise and the spy in the United States Department of the Navy
Signals intelligence and codebreaking played an important role in WWII. British and American codebreakers solved many important Axis crypto systems, such as the German Enigma machine and the Japanese...
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1). Articles from Anatoly Klepov on the compromise of Soviet communications in WWII:"Historical truth" Beria and Suvorov about cryptography and radiolocation performance - Part 3"Historical truth"...
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I’ve added pics from SRH-368 in WWII Myths - U-boat tankers and ULTRA intelligence.
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I’ve rewritten State Department’s strip cipher – reuse of alphabet strips and key lists using information from the report ‘JCS Ad hoc committee report on cryptographic security of government...
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Iran is building a “fake” aircraft carrier? How can you tell?What’s happening in Eastern Ukraine is very simple, rational, and straightforward
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On 6 June 1944 the Anglo-Americans landed in Normandy, France and proceeded to liberate Nazi occupied Europe. The anniversary of this operation will undoubtedly lead to statements in magazines and...
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1). I have uploaded TICOM report DF-169 ‘Cryptanalytic section Japanese Foreign Office’. Acquired through the NSA’s FOIA office.Available from my Google docs and Scribd accounts.2). I have added...
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The codebreakers of the Japanese Foreign Ministry and the compromise of US...
Imperial Japan entered WWII with three separate codebreaking agencies under the control of the Army, Navy and Foreign Ministry. The Army and Navy signal intelligence agencies intercepted foreign radio...
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Series of essays from Anatoly Klepov on the compromise of Soviet communications in WWII:"Historical truth" Beria and Suvorov about cryptography and radiolocation performance - Part 5"Historical truth"...
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Decoded messages in the Finnish national archives
The history of signals intelligence and codebreaking is usually focused on the achievements of the codebreakers of large countries such as the USA, Britain, Germany, Soviet Union etc. However small...
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I have added a link to Decoded messages in the Finnish national archives in The Finnish cryptologic service in WWII.I have added a message from the Finnish national archives in Allen Dulles and the...
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Detailed report on the Soviet T-34/85 tank
After spending months trying to track down this report I’ve finally managed to get a copy through the CIA’s freedom of information act office. The report is called ‘ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF THE RUSSIAN...
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I have uploaded the report ‘ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF THE RUSSIAN T34/85 TANK’. Acquired through the CIA’s FOIA office.Available from my Google docs and Scribd accounts.
View ArticleMega update of the T-34 myth essay
I have added tons of new information in WWII Myths - T-34 Best Tank of the war as well as a detailed listing of the sources. Enjoy!
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I have added new information in The Soviet K-37 ‘Crystal’ cipher machine and Soviet partisan codes and KONA 6.
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USA codesUnited States cryptologic security failures in WWIIArmy Command and Administrative Network, IBM Radiotype and APO numbersIntercepted conversations - Bell Labs A-3 Speech scrambler and German...
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I have added an index for the top essays and included a permanent link on the upper right side of the site.
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Cryptome has a kickstarter campaign. If you can support them, do so!Russian government will build custom computer hardware for state-owned entities.Nigel Askey, author of the essay ‘The T-34 in WWII:...
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