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Originally Posted by popcorn2721
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Originally Posted by mbabbs
Interesting read that.
Especially as he appears to have had no idea that the Allies had broken the Axis encryption. He attributes Allied superiority over uboats, Tunisia supply and the ineffectiveness of commerce raiders later in the war wholly to superior radar and tactics which is largely true but not completely.
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My understanding is that the Axis forces had no idea that Allied forces had cracked the encription codes. I think (im going off of memory right now, so if Im wrong...feel free to correct me) that the capture of U-505 was a kept secret until after the war and the capture of the enigma machine allowed the Allies a funtional understanding of German encription. |
Donitz suspected that the code had been compromised by mid-war. That's why he instituted a 4th wheel to the Enigma. He then thought it was safe. But the war, and Donitz knew this as well as anyone, was won or lost in the Allies' shipyards vs. the German shipyards. Against Canada and the UK that was somewhat iffy, with the US joining in, it was game over.