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in 1940 Swedish cryptographer Arne Beurling deciphered the Nazi s T52, a machine more complex than Enigma. This way, the Swedes knew about Operation Barbarossa before it began. Since they wouldn t reveal how this knowledge was attained, their warning to the Soviets was not treated as credible

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Fun Fact: in 1940 Swedish cryptographer Arne Beurling deciphered the Nazi’s T52, a machine more complex than Enigma. This way, the Swedes knew about Operation Barbarossa before it began. Since they wouldn’t reveal how this knowledge was attained, their warning to the Soviets was not treated as credible

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