Six copies of Enigma found in the Baltic Sea

In the waters of the Baltic Sea, six German Enigma cipher machines dating from World War II were found on the bottom and brought to the surface.

Six copies of the legendary German Enigma cipher machine were found during underwater work at the bottom of the Baltic Sea near the northern German island of Schleimünde.

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The author of this unusual discovery is professional diver Christian Hüttner, who in his account stressed that the machines were on the bottom clumped together in one pile. He reported his find to the State Archaeological Office, which investigated the matter.

I was underwater looking for a lost propeller when I came across a pile of discarded machinery. Upon initial assessment, it was clear that some of them had been rendered useless before someone decided to dump them in the water, Hüttner explained to local media

The excavated devices are to be restored in the Archaeological Museum’s conservation workshop and will then become part of the display in the planned exhibition of cipher machines.

Interestingly, in early December 2020, another copy of Enigma was found in roughly the same area, of which we reported in more detail on our portal.

According to the State Archaeological Office, approximately 100-200 thousand different models of the Enigma cipher machine were built during World War II.