BBC - Heroes and Weapons of WWII — Season 1, Episode 6: The Men Who Cracked Enigma

Episode synopsis

Enigma was the encoding machine of the German army - break the code and you could win the war. Polish agents sent a captured machine to the British and at Bletchley Park, using the genius of men like Alan Turing, a team of cryptanalysts broke its code, giving valuable advanced intelligence to the Allies throughout the war.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Men Who Invented Radar
• E2The Man Who Designed the Spitfire
• E3The Men Who Liberated Belsen
• E4The Man Who Saved Britain's Cities
• E5The Man Who Stood Up to Hitler
• E7The Men Who Sank the Bismarck
• E8The Men Who Lit Up Germany
• E9The Man Who Hoodwinked Hitler
• E10The Men Behind D-Day
• E11Tanks
• E12Midget Submarines
• E13Gliders