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They spoke Navajo in messages in the Pacific theater in WW2. The Japanese couldn't decode the messages so they were very important.
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Why did they name it the Navajo Code Talkers?
The code talkers were native American from the Navajo tribe. They used their native language to send messages that the Japanese couldn't decode or understand.
Who were the first Code Talkers?
The code-talkers of World War II mostly refer to the Native Americans who used parts of their indigenous languages to translate secret tactical messages into code, then decipher the code back into the message. They were used in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and, to a lesser extent, in the European Theater. The most decorated Native American code-talkers were Navajo, but Native Americans of the Comanche and Meskwaki people also served as code-talkers during the war.
Which Indian tribes language was used as code in war?
When you think of code talkers you think of the Navajo during WWII. However, less famous, but equally important were the Commanche and Choctaw code talkers
What is a synonym for code talkers?
wind talkers
What were the Navajo code talkers primary job in battle?
Navajo code talkers spoke in their own language over the American forces wireless communications, so preventing the enemy from understanding the transmissions.
What effect did world war 2 have on code talkers?
A lot of code talkers were killed off because when the Japanese saw them in the planes, they would kill the code talkers right away because the code talkers were the main source of communication.
What major historical event did the Navajo tribe participate in?
they were the "code talkers" for American troops in WWII
What native American tribe assisted the us in world war 2?
Navajo as code talkers
What is the movie based on the code talkers' mission?
The movie you're looking for is "Code Talkers," starring Nicolas Cage. It features Code Talkers during the WWII Battle of Saipan.
Who did the us military get to speak in code that was unbreakablen?
Native American code talkers... the Navajo code talkers recruited by the Marines during the Second World War are the most famous of them, although the Army did recruit some Cherokee, Choctaw, and and Comanche code talkers. Additionally, the Marines hired some native Basque speakers for the same purpose. The "code" they spoke was actually their native language.
Philip Johnston suggested letting what group become the radiomen for the American Marines?
The Navajo Code Talkers.
What Native American tribes were used by the US military as code talkers in World War 2?
The Navajo.
