Read, listen, watch, and even interact to reveal all the ins, outs and hidden secrets of the Enigma Cipher Machine.

Read

Exploring the Enigma

Article written by Claire Ellis (previous Enigma Project Schools Officer) How the Enigma machine worked, how the code was deciphered and what it was like to be a code breaker at Bletchley Park.

view of the enigma machine

The Enigma Cipher Machines

Written by Tony Sale who rebuilt Colossus - the first ever semi programmable computer originally built during WWII at Bletchley Park. Just about everything and anything you would ever want to know about the Enigma Cipher Machine.

Listen

Radio interview with Bletchley Park Code breakers

Listen to the amazing stories from some of the female code breakers that worked on cracking the Enigma Code at Bletchley Park, and how they kept it all a secret.

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What if the Germans had discovered Enigma had been cracked?

Hear more about the Enigma Cipher Machine, and about the devastating consequences of what may have happened if the code breakers at Bletchley Park had not cracked the Enigma Code.

Watch

Bletchley Park short Videos

Watch these short videos that show scenes from Bletchley Park, the Enigma machine, the bombe machine in action, short interviews, and Alan Turing's contribution towards cracking the Enigma code.

Simon Singh demonstrates his Enigma Machine

See Simon Singh demonstrate and explain how his Enigma Machine works.

Interact

See the Teachers CDROM