ŠIFRA KOMINTERNE I VRHOVNOG ŠTABA
THE CODE OF THE COMINTERN AND THE SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
Author(s): Aleksandar TrifoniSubject(s): Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Security and defense, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of Communism
Published by: Institut za savremenu istoriju, Beograd
Keywords: Soviet Union; communism; Comintern; Comintern code; interwar period; WWII; cryptography;
Summary/Abstract: In this study of the Comintern code and its use before and during World War II, the author also cites and analyses examples of other codes used throughout World War 1. The codes are presented with their cryptographic characteristics and the conditions and manner of their application. Attention is also paid to the development of the cryptographic service, from the first days of the War, when the simplest codes were used, to the end of the War and the „unbreakable” code. Codes were an object of interest not withstanding the hardships of war and special care was given to the selection and training of staff. The author also discusses the activity of foreign deciphering services and the possibility of their deciphering the coded messages of the National Liberation Army and the Yugoslav Partisan Detachments.
Journal: Istorija 20. veka
- Issue Year: 1989
- Issue No: 1+2
- Page Range: 71-87
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Serbian