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Bletchley Park reveals decrypted Nazi D-Day messages Bletchley Park reveals decrypted Nazi D-Day messages
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Messages sent by the Nazis on D-Day are being relayed in real-time on the 75th anniversary of the landings.Messages sent by the Nazis on D-Day are being relayed in real-time on the 75th anniversary of the landings.
Code breakers at Bletchley Park decrypted the messages and passed them to Allied commanders on 6 June 1944.Code breakers at Bletchley Park decrypted the messages and passed them to Allied commanders on 6 June 1944.
The museum's Twitter account is posting the communications which show how the Germans came to realise the Allies were landing in Normandy and not Calais. The museum's Twitter account is posting the communications, which show how the Germans came to realise the Allies were landing in Normandy and not Calais.
Bletchley Park historian David Kenyon said the messages give a "powerful insight" into the Germans' response. Bletchley Park historian David Kenyon said the messages gave a "powerful insight" into the Germans' response.
"Over the course of the day, you can see the German commanders try to understand the scale of the invasion, sifting through fact and subterfuge to find out what was really going on," he said."Over the course of the day, you can see the German commanders try to understand the scale of the invasion, sifting through fact and subterfuge to find out what was really going on," he said.
Bletchley Park's account will be live-tweeting between 00:58 and 23:38. The account will be live-tweeting between 00:58 and 23:38.
During these hours on 6 June 1944, Bletchley Park took the risk of having an interception station on site to speed up the code-breaking process.During these hours on 6 June 1944, Bletchley Park took the risk of having an interception station on site to speed up the code-breaking process.
It was the only time during the war that enemy signals were intercepted at Bletchley Park as code breakers normally relied on secret listening posts, known as "Y" stations.It was the only time during the war that enemy signals were intercepted at Bletchley Park as code breakers normally relied on secret listening posts, known as "Y" stations.
On D-Day listeners on-site were monitoring German Enigma traffic to see what was being said about the invasion and if there were any threats to the Allied fleet at sea. On D-Day, listeners on-site were monitoring German Enigma traffic to see what was being said about the invasion and if there were any threats to the Allied fleet at sea.
The German naval messages were being intercepted, decrypted, translated and sent to Allied Commanders within two-and-a-half hours.The German naval messages were being intercepted, decrypted, translated and sent to Allied Commanders within two-and-a-half hours.
One intercepted message referenced the deception which was used by the Allies in the build up to the landings. As the hours went on, the Germans began to anticipate the Allied forces taking action in numerous locations.
Allied commanders organised "leaks" of misinformation to convince the Germans that the invasion was going to be near Calais, not Normandy. One intercepted message referenced the deception which was used by the Allies in the build-up to the landings.
Allied commanders organised "leaks" of misinformation to convince the Germans the invasion was going to be near Calais, not Normandy.
They also released 500 dummy paratroopers over France to give the impression of larger landings.They also released 500 dummy paratroopers over France to give the impression of larger landings.
Cracking the codesCracking the codes
Peronel Craddock, head of collections at Bletchley Park said: "We hope that this 'Twitter Takeover' will give people a powerful sense of what it was like to be at Bletchley Park on D-Day, learning about the fate of the Normandy invasion through the reactions of the Germans.Peronel Craddock, head of collections at Bletchley Park said: "We hope that this 'Twitter Takeover' will give people a powerful sense of what it was like to be at Bletchley Park on D-Day, learning about the fate of the Normandy invasion through the reactions of the Germans.
"The 7,000 strong workforce at Bletchley Park were decrypting almost 5,000 Enigma messages a day, so these 182 messages represent just a fraction of their output on 6 June.""The 7,000 strong workforce at Bletchley Park were decrypting almost 5,000 Enigma messages a day, so these 182 messages represent just a fraction of their output on 6 June."