TIL Leo Marks, WWII cryptographer, discovered that Dutch intelligence was compromised when coded messages came through with zero typos or grammar errors. The grammar Nazis were, in fact, actual Nazis.
TIL Leo Marks, WWII cryptographer, discovered that Dutch intelligence was compromised when coded messages came through with zero typos or grammar errors. The grammar Nazis were, in fact, actual Nazis.
It seems like it was not about grammar but about coding the message. While a coding error would result in a typo the same can't be said about grammatical errors.
The German compulsion for accuracy and order becomes the 'tell' to the laid-back Dutch.
Where does it say that? I see he suspected they were compromised, but not that he knew because there were no typos etc. Am I blind? :(
Look at the next section (“Reporting to Brigadier Gubbins”)
They knew BEACAUSE of it yes...apparently the Dutch don't care so much about run-on sentences
It isn't mentioned in that article, but this was about the German
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Hail grammar!
It seems like it was not about grammar but about coding the message. While a coding error would result in a typo the same can't be said about grammatical errors.
Also coding under the extreme fear of getting caught. That kind of stress causes mistakes, which were missing from these messages.
German precision and those free-wheeling Dutch
It is not really about grammar, it is about writing coded grammar under constant stress and fear of getting caught.
NO INTELLIGENCE FOR YOU!! COME BACK NEXT WW!!
The Englandspeil absolutely destroyed SOE & other intelligence efforts - there were multiple missed opportunities to pick up on it too.