What is Bletchley Park?
Q: What is Bletchley Park?
A: Bletchley Park is an estate in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It was the site of the United Kingdom's main codebreaking team during World War II and now houses the National Codes Centre and The National Museum of Computing.
Q: What was at Bletchley Park during WWII?
A: During WWII, Bletchley Park housed the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) and Station X, a secret radio interception station.
Q: How did British intelligence get their start with Enigma machines?
A: In 1939, Polish military showed French and British intelligence agents their cryptanalysis of the Enigma machine. They promised each delegation a Polish-built Enigma machine which gave them a much-needed start for their work at Bletchley Park.
Q: Who were some of the people that worked at Bletchley Park?
A: Dilly Knox and Alan Turing were two of the main codebreakers who worked at Bletchley Park along with many other codebreakers and engineering staff.
Q: What was Ultra?
A: Ultra was high-level intelligence produced by workers at Bletchley Park which gave crucial help to Allied war efforts during World War II.
Q: How important was Ultra to Allied success in WWII?
A: Winston Churchill said that The Battle of Atlantic depended ultimately on its outcome while Sir Harry Hinsley said that Ultra shortened the war by two to four years so it can be seen as very important to Allied success in WWII.
