CHM Revolution

Date Introduced

1935 ca.

Photographer

Richards, Mark

Dimensions

6 x 11 x 15 in.

Manufacturer

Chiffriermaschinen Aktien-Gesellschaft

Credit Line

Gift of Gwen and Gordon Bell

Copyright Owner

© Mark Richards

Location

Germany

Object ID

B197.81

The ENIGMA cipher machine was used by the German military in World War II. Messages typed into the machine were encrypted and then sent by Morse code. Based on earlier Polish code-breaking efforts, special-purpose machines in the US and Britain secretly broke the ENIGMA codes.