How did the Enigma Machine work?

Used during WWII to encrypt messages - come see inside and how it works! Thanks to the Dan Perera for his help creating this animation. 💻Follow me on social media: This video has been dubbed in over 20 languages, you can change the audio track language in the Settings menu (click the gear icon in...

19 min - War & Military - Jared Owen

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