Z działalności polskiego radiowywiadu na kierunku niemieckim w latach trzydziestych XX w.
On the Operation of the Polish Radio Intelligence on the German Direction in the 1930s
Author(s): Piotr KołakowskiSubject(s): Communication studies, Military history, Political history, Security and defense, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Polish military intelligence; radio intelligence; Enigma; radio intelligence cooperation;
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the organisation and effects of Polish radio intelligence operations on the German direction in the 1930s. It presents the inside story of the breaking of Enigma codes by Polish mathematicians. Thanks to this signifi cant success, the Second Department of the Polish General Staff obtained a great deal of valuable information about the military and political situation of the Third Reich. Also, the cooperation between the Polish military intelligence and special services of France and Great Britain in radio intelligence is depicted. The text systematises and clarifi es our knowledge of the work of the Polish Cipher Bureau in the fi eld of Enigma decryption.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 53/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 77-94
- Page Count: 18
- Language: Polish