Cursed?

This is coolbert:

"And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse." - - Genesis 12; 1-3:

It is generally accepted that during World War Two [WW2], the German nation DID have very good engineers. Had some very radical and innovative designs for WAR MACHINES. Tanks [Tiger], aircraft [jets], submarines [hydrogen-peroxide], etc. State-of-the-art equipment that was ahead of their opponents sometimes in a very marked manner.

The German nation is also accepted to have been DEFICIENT in some very essential and critical areas as well. Areas that were to play a very crucial role in the war. These areas included:

* The entire field of intelligence.

* Physics. [I am thinking development of the atomic bomb here.]

* Mathematics. [crucial to the field of cryptology.]

Cryptology, the making and breaking of codes and ciphers, WAS a weak spot throughout the war for the Germans.

WERE NOT able to penetrate and "read" the high-level codes and ciphers of the allies or the Soviets.

WERE ALSO NOT able to construct their OWN cryptographic systems that were SECURE. HERE I am of course referring here to the entire German debacle with the ENIGMA system.

The ability of the allies to read ENIGMA encrypted messages all throughout the war with IMPUNITY has been touched upon by many authorities.

It also seems that another German machine cryptographic system was vulnerable during the war. NOT as well known as ENIGMA. A system that was designed to be MORE secure than ENIGMA. Supposed to be an advancement of a magnitude beyond the ENIGMA. Thought to be so by the German. But was not. This was the geheimschreiber [secret writer]. An on-line cryptographic machine used to secure land-line teletype communications. Long-haul, bread and butter type of communications used for strategic communications of the highest level authorities of the Reich.

The Swedes in particular were responsible for the "breaking" of the geheimschreiber. Remarkably so for a nation usually considered to be a minor-league player on the world stage.

All the result of a Swedish mathematician named Arne Beurling. A man who arrived at a general solution to the geheimschreiber cryptographic machine in TWO DAYS!!!

Read about this astounding feat of Mr. Arne here in this excellent web article.

[the British were ALSO able to "read" this German cryptographic system. To what extent the same as the Swedes is unclear. It is clear the Mr. Arne devised a general solution different from the British, but still effective. Maybe more so!!??]

[that the Swedes could "read" this German secure traffic was a secret for a long time. At least as long [30 years] as the successful effort to conceal knowledge of the ENIGMA secret from the general public. That again of itself is amazing.]

NOW, back to "bless me, I bless you, curse me, I curse you".

According to the world renowned physicist Freeman Dyson, the Germans during the period of WW2 DID have good engineers, but did not have enough world class physicists and mathematicians. Both were vital to war effort. Mathematicians in particular being need to develop SECURE cryptographic systems that would be relatively invulnerable to enemy snooping.

In the decade prior to the outbreak of WW2, the TOP physicists and mathematicians in Germany WERE JEWISH. Persons that fled the country as a result of Nazi repression. Leaving behind a vacuum that could not be filled. Especially in those two fields where their skills were so needed. As with devising SECURE crypto systems.

Such as WAS NOT the case with the geheimschreiber!!

"Bless me, I bless you, curse me, I curse you". YOU decide!!

coolbert.