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In what ways did the work of Bletchley Park influence the outcome of World War Two? The British had an early warning system to foretell any German attacks. In addition to this they had radar systems effective to 80 miles, and with the help of the code breakers of Bletchley Park, they had broken the Ultra red key used by the Luftwaffe. Bletchley Park was able to provide information about the number of German Stuka dive bombers and fighter escorts, so when the Germans targeted aircraft bases and radar towers they weren’t very successful in their bombing. Problems arose though due to the skill of the fighter command planes. They took out many German fighter pilots, and by September 7 had far more pilots available than the Luftwaffe. This caused Hitler to change tactics; he began attacking the cities, because of these frequent changes Bletchley Park found it difficult to keep up with German advances. Fighter Command had gained the upper hand though, due to the accurate information about the numbers of aircraft lost by the Germans in raids over Britain. This continued to frustrate them as they were being so easily targeted. Although Britain’s cities were heavily bombed, British code breakers had decoded all messages by September which influenced Britain’s morale and outcome. By mid October the Battle of Britain was over and the Allies had won. Winston Churchill summed up the contribution of Fighter Command to the war when he said, “Never in the history of human conflict was so much owed to so many by so few.” This links to ‘Battle of the Atlantic’ in which it became profusely harder to break the enigma code. From the beginning of ‘Battle of the Atlantic’, the Naval version of Enigma used a greater variety of rotors than did the Army or Air Force versions, as well as various operational methods that made it much more secure than other Enigma variants.
Approximate Word count = 1180
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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