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⚙️ Codebreakers & Technology
The Enigma Machine That Was Thrown Into a Lake — and Recovered
In May 1945, British sailors from HMS Otway recovered an Enigma machine from the Kleiner Walsertasee (Lake) in Austria, where it had been thrown by German soldiers to prevent capture. It was found at a depth of 77 meters...