Secret WW2

“At 103 years old, Ferdynand ‘Fred’ Vanke may be the last surviving Polish codebreaker of the Second World War. “For decades, his wartime story remained hidden. Sworn to secrecy, even his loved ones knew nothing about his service as part of the Polish special forces in the U.K. Now, he offers a rare glimpse into this little-known, but vital, chapter of Poland’s contribution to Allied victory over Nazi Germany. “It is widely recognized that Polish cryptographers were the first to break the infamous German Enigma cipher, used by Nazi Germany to encrypt military messages, as early as 1932. But what happened to Poland's expert codebreakers after the invasion of Poland in 1939?“

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An interview at 7pm (GMT+1) this evening with Paul McCue, Executive Trustee of SECRET WW2, on his book SAS Operation BULBASKET. The interview will be conducted by veterans' social enterprise Company of Makers - https://www.companyofmakers.com/ Booking essential via: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/operation-bulbasket-the-sass-secret-d-day-mission-with-paul-mccue-tickets-1988910900042?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&_gl=1*1pmxhur*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA0Mjk1MjYzNS4xNzkxODg5Mzky*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3OTE4ODkzOTEkbzEkZzAkdDE3OTE4ODkzOTEkajYwJGwwJGgwJGRPcHVLSWVGa19ucFRvUHkxeV9zYmZ4VnVxTWpVTXplWGJR

“19-year-old Madeleine Riffaud is imprisoned and tortured for assassinating a German officer in broad daylight in Paris. Upon her release, she becomes one of the key players in the French Resistance. How did she do it?” With historians Rick Stroud and Anne Sebba.

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