<b>Enigma code machine with printer attachment</b>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine" class="extiw" title="en:Enigma machine">Enigma machine</a> is a cipher device developed and used in the early- to mid-20th century to protect commercial, diplomatic, and military communication. It was employed extensively by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany" class="extiw" title="en:Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" class="extiw" title="en:World War II">World War II</a>, in all branches of the German military. Enigma has an electromechanical rotor mechanism that scrambles the 26 letters of the alphabet. Germany introduced a series of improvements to Enigma over the years.<br>
Photo taken in 2015 showing items from the exhibitions in the former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_International_Museum_of_World_War_II" class="extiw" title="en:The International Museum of World War II">International Museum of World War II</a> in Natick, Massachusetts, a few miles west of Boston. The museum existed from 1999 to 2019 and housed a by-reservation-only collection of memorabilia and militaria consisting of over 7,000 artifacts, 100 uniforms, books, photos, etc.
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