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What was the cipher machine used by the Germans for radio communication?
I don't know what the Germans called it, but when the British got ahold of it and began trying to decrypt it, they called it the "Enigma machine".
Was the Enigma machine British?
The Enigma was the Germans' and the Ultra was the British machine. Then the British from HMS Bulldog were the first to capture the Enigma Machine from the U-110 in the North Atlantic on May 9th 1941. Then Poland helped the British to decipher the code.
What cipher machine used by the Germans for radio communications security called?
I don't know what the Germans called it, but when the British got ahold of it and began trying to decrypt it, they called it the "Enigma machine".
What kind of machine guns did they use at the Battle of Somme?
The main guns for the british I believe were Maxims, dont know about the germans.
What weapons did the Germans use on d-day?
The British used a multitude of weapons. Individual soldiers carried the Lee-Enfield .303 rifle, the Bren squad machine gun, the Thompson machine gun, and some varied pistols. The PIAT anti tank launcher and the Mills Grenade were also used.
Who rescued the enigma machine?
I believe crew members off a British destroyer that had disabled a German submarine during WW2. The German crew was kept in isolation to insure the Germans did not learn that an enigma code machine had been captured by the British..........
What happened in the battle of the Somme when the bombardment stopped?
The British soldiers went over the top only to be mowed Dow by German machine gun fire.This is because Haig had not properly planned his stragedy and not stopped to think that the Germans were heavily fortified and the bombardment only delayed the battle.
What were the results in the battle of the Somme?
The idea behind the battle of the Somme was for the British to barrage (bombard with bombs and missiles) the German trenches. The British (and probably French) thought all the German soldiers would die and it would be an easy takeover. However the Germans simply went into their burrow like structures underground and mostly survived. The British simply walked over no mans land anticipating an easy capture and were mowed down by machine gun fire. 20000 British soldiers died in the first day.
What impact did Alvin york have on histoy?
Alvin York's had an impact on history by being on of the most decorated soldiers in WWI. He lead an attack on a machine gun nest held by the Germans which resulted in the capture of 132 and the death of 28 German soldiers.
Who first used the machine gun in world war 1?
The Germans and the Austrians were the first to employ the use of the Maxim machine gun in 1914. The British played catch up in this weapon, but soon had thousands of them in the field.
How many soldiers were employed to start a machine guns?
It wasn't soldiers who invented machine guns.
How did the Battle of the Somme effect the world?
The Battle of Somme gave the world the standard for stupid, wanton and needless slaughter. Overly confident of an rapid advance, the British ordered their soldiers to walk slowly toward the German lines. The Germans who had found out the British game plan and were heavily fortified in their trenches, rained machine gun fire on the approaching British soldiers killing 20,000 and inflicting 60,000 casualties.
