They were called "wind talkers" or simply code talkers. They took advantage of the fact that Navajo was a spoken language that practically no one outside the tribe was fluent in. Messages sent in Navajo or other language codes presented another level of difficulty to anyone trying to break the code.
The code-talkers [or wind talkers] were all speakers of the same Navajo dialect who served as radio communicators in WWII. No-one could intercept and decode their secret messages,not the Germans or the allies either. they saved countless American lives.
The Navajo Code Talkers were able to provide communication the Japanese could never decipher since they did not know the Navajo Language or the code created using the language. The code talkers could and receive messages faster than other people using other codes. They were able to translate messages as they were being sent whereas other coders had to take up to 30 minutes to translate codes. Field Generals and other officers did not have 30 minutes to wait for translations therefore the Navajo Code talkers could provide nearly instant coded messages for the officers. This saved lives and improved battles. The code talkers were also trained in infantry so they could fight if needed but most were able to stick to their radio communication duties.
answer : yes Actually, 29 Navajo natives played a very important role in WWII. They were called "Wind Talkers". They transcribed military messages into their native language and this was vital, as the enemy was never able to break this "code" and our messages were able to be passed safely. I hazard a guess that if it were not for these unsung heroes, we would have lost the war.
The Navajo and 11 Hopi soldiers used the the easiest of the Navajo language, to help America defeat the Japanese.
They were young Navajo men from the Navajo tribe in the United States recruited to learn the Navajo code and conduct radio communications on the war front.
Wind Talkers.
Code Talker (That's according to Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader)...I miss it because I thought it was Windtalkers.
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Were called the Navajo Code Talkers.
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Their language (Navajo's) was very hard to understand and it was just as hard to learn. It made it very easy for the Navajo to send secret messages in aide to the Americans.
Navajo Indians were used in WW2 to transmit messages in their language which was very effective as a code. It was never broken.
The code-talkers [or wind talkers] were all speakers of the same Navajo dialect who served as radio communicators in WWII. No-one could intercept and decode their secret messages,not the Germans or the allies either. they saved countless American lives.
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.
They spoke Navajo in messages in the Pacific theater in WW2. The Japanese couldn't decode the messages so they were very important.
During WWII, the US Marines used native Navajo speakers as radio operators so that the Japanese could not understand intercepted transmissions.