{"id":57457,"date":"2020-05-27T04:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=57457"},"modified":"2020-05-26T10:51:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T14:51:09","slug":"the-battle-to-crack-enigma-the-real-story-of-the-imitation-game-ww2-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/05\/27\/the-battle-to-crack-enigma-the-real-story-of-the-imitation-game-ww2-special\/","title":{"rendered":"The Battle to Crack Enigma &#8211; The real story of &#8216;The Imitation Game&#8217; &#8211; WW2 Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zALecS762ME\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 26 May 2020<\/p>\n<p>For the British, breaking the Germans&#8217; seemingly unbreakable codes is one of the most vital battles of the war. If they fail, there is litte to stop the German U-Boats hunting down Allied shipping in the Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @World_war_two_realtime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=3jCfUcdFfOkSNtGqNzlJ-F0Ucmp8MTU5MDU4OTkwOEAxNTkwNTAzNTA4&#038;v=zALecS762ME&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fworld_war_two_realtime%2F&#038;event=video_description\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/world_war_t&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nBetween 2 Wars: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nSource list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nWritten by: Francis van Berkel<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson,  Bodo Rittenauer<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Joram Appel<br \/>\nPost-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns<br \/>\nResearch by: Francis van Berkel<br \/>\nEdited by: Miko\u0142aj Cackowski<br \/>\nSound design: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nMap animations: Eastory (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/eastory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/eastory<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Colorizations by:<br \/>\nJaris Almazani (Artistic Man), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=3jCfUcdFfOkSNtGqNzlJ-F0Ucmp8MTU5MDU4OTkwOEAxNTkwNTAzNTA4&#038;v=zALecS762ME&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fartistic.man%3Figshid%3Dk4l2ushhbwk5&#038;event=video_description\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/artistic.man?ig&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nNorman Stewart, <a href=\"https:\/\/oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nCarlos Ortega Pereira, BlauColorizations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=3jCfUcdFfOkSNtGqNzlJ-F0Ucmp8MTU5MDU4OTkwOEAxNTkwNTAzNTA4&#038;v=zALecS762ME&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fblaucolorizations%2F&#038;event=video_description\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/blaucoloriz&#8230;<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Sources:<br \/>\nBundesarchiv<br \/>\nNarodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe<br \/>\nIWM D 23310, A 13709, A 23513<br \/>\nPicture of Enigma G model, courtesy Austin Mills <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2bQ9Q\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2bQ9Q<\/a><br \/>\nreconstructed bombe machine at Bletchley Park, courtesy Gerald Massey<br \/>\nPicture of Enigma M4 model displayed at Bletchley Park, courtesy Magnus Manske<br \/>\nPicture of John Herivel, courtesy GCHQ<br \/>\nFrom the Noun Project: Letter by Mochammad Kafi, Desk by monkik, Phone by libertetstudio, person by Adrien Coquet, Letter by Bonegolem, Table by Creative Stall, documents by Johannes Hirsekorn, sitting at desk by IYIKON, Paper by James Kopina<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from the Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\nReynard Seidel &#8211; &#8220;Deflection&#8221;<br \/>\nJohannes Bornlof &#8211; &#8220;The Inspector 4&#8221;<br \/>\nPhoenix Tail &#8211; &#8220;At the Front&#8221;<br \/>\nJohannes Bornlof &#8211; &#8220;Deviation In Time&#8221;<br \/>\nGunnar Johnsen &#8211; &#8220;Not Safe Yet&#8221;<br \/>\nHakan Eriksson &#8211; &#8220;Epic Adventure Theme 3&#8221;<br \/>\nHoward Harper-Barnes &#8211; &#8220;London&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Archive by Screenocean\/Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From the comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\n4 hours ago (edited)<br \/>\nHopefully you&#8217;re all staying safe in these difficult times. We&#8217;re still marching on so that we can keep all of you entertained when you&#8217;re stuck at home. But we can only continue doing so thanks to your ongoing support. Ad revenue has dropped significantly because of COVID, and we rely on your support now more than ever. If you can, please support us on www.patreon.com\/timeghosthistory  or <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please let us know what other specials you&#8217;d like to see. And if you would like to know something about a smaller topic, make sure to submit that as a question for our Q&#038;A series, Out of the Foxholes. 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