Lecture - The Enigma Myth: The History of the Cipher Machine and Its Impact on the Course of World War II

Lecture: Enigma, the Machine That Changed the Course of World War II. By Edmond Kern. Invented after World War I and adopted by the German armed forces, the Enigma cipher machine was long considered unbreakable. However, thanks to the joint efforts of the French, Polish, and British intelligence services, a large portion of its secret messages was deciphered, influencing the outcome of the Battle of the Atlantic, the North African campaign, and the Allied landings. During this lecture, Edmond Kern, a passionate collector and Enigma expert, will recount this fascinating history of espionage and intelligence. An authentic Enigma machine from 1942 will be on display, with demonstrations of encoding and decoding to illustrate how it works.

• Accès handicapé : Entrée plain-pied - rampe

• Animaux acceptés : No

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