May 9, 1941. German sailors plunge into the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as they abandon U-110, battered by British depth charges after an attack on an Allied convoy went badly wrong. Aboard HMS Bulldog, the crew watches the scene unfold with mounting excitement. They recognize a rare opportunity: the chance to capture a German U-boat – and any secrets contained within her belly.
As Sub-Lieutenant David Balme and his boarding party clamber aboard, the submarine shifts ominously under their feet. They know they’re in a race against time – the damaged U-boat could slip beneath the waves at any moment.
Inside, Balme and his team work feverishly. They grab documents, charts, and anything that looks important, acutely aware that each passing second could be their last aboard the failing submarine.
Suddenly, in the radio room, telegraphist Alan Long makes a startling discovery. Nestled among the tangle of dials and wires, a strange-looking device catches his eye, its brass keys gleaming in the dim light, reminiscent of a typewriter – yet somehow alien. He doesn’t know what it is, but with time running out, he decides to take it anyway.
As Long rushes to get the enigmatic device back to HMS Bulldog, he’s unaware of the true magnitude of his find. In his hands, he holds not just a piece of equipment but a key that could unlock the entire German naval code – and potentially alter the course of the war itself…
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Luckily, a member of the boarding party bought an adjustable spaner (wrench) with him. The anigma machine was bolted down, so it wouldn't fall in rough seas.
yes go steal again because that's what you were made for
The beginning of the end for the German Wolfpack very interesting story. Thank you you put just the right amount of suspense in there
Hitler even when he was given suspicions that somebody broke the code he didn't believe it
I was in high school when they released all this information I found it fascinating and then when I went into the military it was part of code breaking very very interesting field
WTF with the thumbnail?
Yes, we were very lucky to have both the Japanese codes and the Germans through out most of the conflict. Countless lives and material was saved by gaining those things.
Dude, these clickbait titles and unrelated thumbnails really don't do it for me. I think it just cheapens the good work you do. Lately, more often than not, I just skip clicking on your videos because of this, to click on something else that tells me what it's actually about.
The Polish people had brought a couple of enigma's with them when escaping the Nazi's…..
Yea the click bait is getting old!
I would not donate to those who made the last 3 1/2 years expensive, dangerous, crowded, mar xist
They couldn't act on the decipherd information or the Germans would have known their communications were compromised.
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The disgraceful fascistic treatment of Alan Turing contrasted with his saving lives and his contribution to the war effort can not be over stated.
I had always thought that the USN captured the U505 and that was when we got the enigma machine.
FDR didn’t learn about the capture of the Enigma machine from Churchill until he was literally staying in the house overnight on a state visit when hats were hen FDR came to find Churchill naked in a bath and he retorted “I have nothing to hide from the president of the United States.” I swear Churchill was a different kind of breed however as heads of states they were all smart and dumb in their own way and in the long run the USA got what it wanted overall compared to others however those decisions then that played out immediately led to the Cold War loss of the British empire rise of the USSR changing from the pound standard to the dollar etc however in the long run the future decisions are playing out now NATO and United Nations given USSR veto power (which technically isn’t Russia) and China helping the Allie’s to a certain extinct giving away certain rights and lands back to and felon others, allowing the British empire to fail to a certain degree, the red scare, the rise of communism and terrorism, etc I’m not a historian or a shofar when it comes to the immediate and long term effects of World War II however through reading and watching things on the internet understanding sources and how to peer-review information so that it’s accurate piece together the cause and effect of the decisions made during WWII is eye opening it can take you down rabbit holes that have some legit pop to it because of the decision that came before during and after that war
I've just lost confidence in Dark Seas, they now seem to be making propaganda to support a Hollywood movie. This was not the first enigma machine captured. The code book was the significant capture. Although the English already had enigma without the code book they could not crack the enigma code.
I like the new narration style. I always had trouble following what you were saying, despite me watching a lot of other YouTubers on fast speed.