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ENIGMA Uhr (Clock)

The ENIGMA Uhr (Clock) was a mechanical device used by German armed forces in World War 2 to increase the security of the ENIGMA.

 

When the clock plugs were substitude for the original ones in the ENIGMA Plugboard (Steckerbrett) , the electricla current was directed through the clock. by simply turning the large knob on the clock, the ENIGMA operator could select 40 different plugging arrangments without rearranging the plugs.

Source National Cryptologic Museum

 

ENIGMA remains the best known German cryptographic machine of World War II.

 

ENIGMA cipher machine collection

 

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