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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)<br />
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Inflation game...<br />
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A rare Enigma machine developed especially for the Nazi's notorious U-boat fleet has sold for a world record £430,000. <br />
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Hitler's high command used the ingenious device to transmit coded messages without the Allies finding out during the Second World War.<br />
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This particular version, named the M4 because it was fitted with four rotors instead of three, proved to be one of the most difficult to decrypt for Alan Turing and his Bletchley Park boffins. <br />
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Kriegsmarine commander in chief Karl Donitz ordered the development of the M4 after suffering repeated defeats at the hands of the Allies early in the war.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: Christies/BNPS

Inflation game...

A rare Enigma machine developed especially for the Nazi's notorious U-boat fleet has sold for a world record £430,000.

Hitler's high command used the ingenious device to transmit coded messages without the Allies finding out during the Second World War.

This particular version, named the M4 because it was fitted with four rotors instead of three, proved to be one of the most difficult to decrypt for Alan Turing and his Bletchley Park boffins.

Kriegsmarine commander in chief Karl Donitz ordered the development of the M4 after suffering repeated defeats at the hands of the Allies early in the war.