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Secret UK women’s codecracking army gets belated recognition for WWII work

By Caroline TAÏX CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, April 23, 2024 (AFP) – During World War II, dozens of women Cambridge University students worked around the clock in complete secrecy to crack Nazi codes, but only now are the unsung heroes getting recognition. At least 77 women from the women-only Newnham College were drafted to Bletchley Park, the code-breaking centre north of London, during the conflict. It was there that mathematician Alan Turing decoded messages encrypted by […]