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Nov 12, 2010 · Enigma was, Mr Charman says, in its infancy at this stage, and while code-breakers deciphered a reference to "Korn" - the German code name for Coventry - they believed it referred to a radar...
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Oct 2, 2012 · On 12 November 1940, Enigma decrypts made it clear that a major German bombing raid was imminent. Its code name, Moonlight Sonata, had been read in the decrypts. But the decrypts gave no clue as to the destination of the German bombers.
The attack, code-named Unternehmen Mondscheinsonate (Operation Moonlight Sonata), was intended to destroy Coventry's factories and industrial infrastructure, although it was clear that damage to the rest of the city, including monuments and residential areas, would be considerable.
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Jul 25, 2022 · On the 12th of November, 1940, two days before the attack, the decryption of the Enigma codes made it clear that there would be a major bombing raid by the Luftwaffe. The code name of the raid was Moonlight Sonata.
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Aug 6, 2021 · On this fateful night, the people of Coventry were left unaware as to what was about to unfold. For some, the conspiracy that Winston Churchill knew of the imminent attack and chose not to react still holds water. The motivation to conceal knowledge of the Enigma code is still debated to this day.
Sep 21, 2021 · Coventry Cathedral, 15 Nov 1940. The Ultra Secret is an important book because it was the first to prise open the door into the secret world of Bletchley Park and Enigma. It broke new ground, and forced a re-assessment of many WW2 events.
Oct 29, 2020 · During the night of 14/15 November 1940, several hundred German bombers inflicted devastation on the industrial city of Coventry. The 11-hour raid represented a radical departure in the air war that would mark (and mar) the way bomber fleets were used during the rest of the conflict.
