Poles helped break WWII Enigma code: interview

For over a decade now, the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, western Poland, has held annual Cryptology Day to celebrate the role three of its alumni had in cracking the German Enigma code during World War II.

Marek Grajek. Photo courtesy of Arma Civitatis;

publicity handout for the film “Enigma. Mamy nowiny”

Somehow history books and Hollywood have mostly ignored the Poles’ immeasurable contribution, according to the academy.

A recent film entitled The Imitation Game shows acclaimed British mathematician Alan Turing as the main code-breaker.

Enigma coding machine. Photo courtesy of Arma Civitatis; publicity handout for the film “Enigma. Mamy nowiny”

Ahead of the upcoming Cryptology Day celebration, Michał Owczarek speaks to history expert and writer Marek Grajek.