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‘Describe the organisation and work of the people at Bletchley Park.’ Bletchley Park, also known as Station ‘X’, was setup in 1938 with two main aims. One was to decode the hundreds
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History Coursework Year 10 'Describe the organisation and work of the people at Bletchley Park.' Bletchley Park, also known as Station 'X', was setup in 1938 with two main aims. One was to decode the hundreds of signals and messages sent by Germany and its allies, which used simple codes. And the other was to crack the Enigma; the most important aim of Bletchley Park. Station X was set up in Milton Keynes, which is about 50 miles north of London. It was not set up in London for security reasons, and because of the risk of bombing, if war was to break out. Also as it was a rural area, it increased the secrecy, and also allowed it to expand. During 1939, there were less than one hundred people working at Bletchley Park, yet four years later there were over 7,000. To break the Enigma, there was a need for a range...
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