Judging from the current form of warfare, the German army has all-round advantages, and its advanced communication codes are the guarantee for the smooth implementation of its advanced strategies and tactics.
In fact, as early as the early 1930s, the German army had begun to distribute advanced cipher machines called "Inigma".
This was the newest and most complex communication cipher at the time. This cipher was used by Germany from Reinhardt to important military and intelligence agencies.
If this code is kept secret, Reinhardt and Germany will not fail easily.
But a turning point occurred in 1939: In August 1939, the British intelligence agency obtained an "Inigma" cipher machine from Poland.
Although Reinhardt designed to frame Turing, the key figure in deciphering the code, the historical "Alan Turing" team ceased to exist.
But in fact, Turing's death only delayed the British's deciphering time, and did not completely prevent them from deciphering the German Enig code.
After cracking the code, one day in 1940, the British intelligence agency intercepted a German bombing operation, codenamed "Moonlight Sonata".
The secret order was intercepted and intercepted during the coded transmission of radio waves. This was an order issued by the German Air Force Command in accordance with Reinhardt's instructions, requiring the air force fleet to carry out violent attacks on three important cities including Coventry in the center of the British interior in recent days.
bombing!
The bombing plan had two purposes: first, Coventry was an important industrial city for the British to support the war, which was of great significance; second, the British army was always prepared when the German air raids on London, and the German Ministry of Defense began to doubt the "Inigma code"
" was leaked, and they wanted to use this operation to confirm their suspicions.
Reinhard also suspected that the "Inigma Code" had been leaked, and this time it was a huge trap he had set for the British army.
From his point of view, even if the British did not decipher the "Enig code", the remaining British radar stations would definitely be able to intercept the message of such a large-scale bombing when the bomber group approached the British mainland.
You know, Reinhard had deliberately not allowed the Germans to destroy the British radar stations south of Coventry in order to keep them to verify whether the code had been deciphered.
If the British deciphered the German code, according to Reinhardt's understanding of Churchill, he would definitely order a ban on the evacuation of civilians in Coventry and other cities, and would not make special air defense arrangements.
In this way, Churchill could keep deciphering the German code as a trump card and use it later when he needed it more.
However, the British did not decipher the code, so when their remaining radar stations discovered the German bombing cluster, they would immediately notify the evacuation to prevent excessive losses.
In other words, if the British were too smart to prepare for air defense, they would have exposed their trump card, which would reflect their ability to decipher German codes.
Therefore, on the evening of August 14, 1940, the German army began to implement the "Moonlight Sonata" plan.
But this time the plan has changed. In addition to three important cities including Coventry, Reinhardt also temporarily and secretly added London, the British capital, to the bombing locations. He wanted to spy on Churchill's cards to the maximum extent.
In this way, the German army carried out indiscriminate bombings on London and other cities for 10 consecutive hours, killing 1,254 people, injuring more than 6,800 people, blowing up more than 50,000 civilian houses, destroying more than 500 shops, and paralyzing 12 aircraft parts factories.
The British air defense forces and air force seemed to have lost their fire, and did not give any counterattack at all.
It turned out that a few days ago, the British intelligence agency, without Turing, finally deciphered the news that the German army was about to bomb Coventry and other cities.
Therefore, Churchill immediately decided to remove most of Coventry's air defense forces, but secretly allowed government officials and garrison officers to enter the air raid shelters in advance to wait, leaving civilians to be killed and wounded by the Germans.
However, the German army did not mention bombing London in the telegram, and the radar station in south London had long been marked by Reinhardt to the Luftwaffe, allowing the German army to destroy it at targeted locations.
The Luftwaffe used a classic attack in the east and west, catching Churchill by surprise. It bombed Coventry, which Churchill had left for Reinhardt, and London, which Churchill had not expected.
As a result, Churchill was naturally furious in the office afterwards.
"Tell me, what does your intelligence department do? Didn't it say that it deciphered German codes? It said that the German army was going to air raid Coventry. What was the result? Their plane was flying to London! Where is London? It is the capital of our country.
It is the seat of the Queen! As for us, we allowed the Germans to bombard us for ten hours without taking any precautions before. Instead, we transferred our original air defense troops away. Tell me, what did you idiots do?
Intelligence work!”
After Churchill was bombed in London, he called the head of the intelligence department to his office and cursed.
"Prime Minister, please listen to my explanation."
Just as the person in charge was about to explain, Churchill immediately interrupted: "Explain? Explain what? Will your explanation be able to make up for the losses caused by the bombing of London!"
The fact that London was bombed by the Germans really had such an impact on Churchill that he was unable to control his emotions at all, and he vented all his temper in one breath.
"Tell me what's going on with you recently? Wavell in Africa just suffered a few defeats some time ago, and now that your butt is still hot, your intelligence department is looking for trouble for me in the country. Tell me what you are doing
How do you want me to be the Prime Minister? Can I continue to be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? From my point of view, I should take the blame and resign immediately. I really have no choice in leading you stupid pigs, so let's do it whoever wants to do it!"
Churchill went from the intelligence department to General Wavell in Africa. He told all the recent series of British defeats in one breath. At least this way he could vent his inner feelings.
What is ridiculous is that more than 30 years after the end of the war, a conspiracy theory emerged with Sir John Colwell as the source: In fact, Churchill had long known that Coventry was going to be bombed not against Coventry but London, but for the sake of
He promised not to reveal the secret that the British had deciphered the "super code", so he lost his troops and spared his carriage, and abandoned London: without notifying the residents or taking any defensive measures! And he performed a very realistic play for Reinhardt.
No one knew that Reinhardt had the ability to predict the future. Everyone could only guess that Churchill was acting, while Reinhardt was acting in a play within a play.
Back then, after the bombing, Reinhardt was sitting in his office and said to his assistant: "Do you believe that Churchill is furious with his men now? I believe this news will soon be exposed by the media and reach us.
In the ears.”
Churchill's original intention was simply to lose the pawn and save the chariot.
And if this tactic is successful: Although Coventry suffered losses, the British kept the secret of the deciphered code, so that they could intercept important intelligence many times in future wars, and they would also make an extremely huge contribution to the victory of the war.
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It's a pity that this time he gave up both Coventry and London, and he couldn't keep his little secret.
Faced with the play performed by Churchill's poor acting skills, Reinhardt was prepared to accompany him to the end.
As for who is the better actor, we will soon find out.
Sure enough, the next day, the London Daily News reported the news that Churchill was dissatisfied with the bombing of London and Coventry, and this report was even accurate to every word Churchill said.
I have to say that the editor of the London newspaper really thought that Reinhardt and the German were three-year-old children.
What would it be like to have a report that is accurate to one sentence, if it was not intended by Churchill? Could it be that a British government official leaked the secret?
Such a confidential conversation between leaders and subordinates was so easily released, and no one knew the whole story.
Obviously, Churchill made a mistake and tried to hide it.
Presumably, he also wanted Reinhardt to think that the bombing of Coventry was enough to prove that the British did not decipher the German code.