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The Enigma was a German cipher machine used during World War II to encrypt secret military communications by scrambling messages into unreadable code. Breaking the Enigma code was crucial to the Allied war effort, as it allowed them to intercept and read German military messages and gain strategic advantages.
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Military Model Enigma I, in use from 1930
The Enigma machine is a cipher device developed and used in the early- to mid-20th century to protect commercial, diplomatic, and military communication. It was employed extensively by Nazi Germany during World War II, in all branches of the German military. The Enigma machine was considered so secure that it was used to encipher the most top-secret messages.