A Long and Illustrious History
During the Second World War, where did British code-breakers work to decipher enemy messages, including the German Enigma code?
APortsmouth Dockyard
BThe Tower of London
CGreenwich Royal Observatory
DBletchley Park ✓
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is Bletchley Park.
During the Second World War, code-breakers based at Bletchley Park succeeded in deciphering enemy messages, including those encrypted by the German Enigma machine. Their work is believed to have significantly shortened the war.
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