Otto Buggisch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German mathematician (1910-1991)
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Place of Birth: Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
About Otto Buggisch
- Otto Buggisch (June 28, 1910 – September 15, 1991) was a German mathematician who, during World War II, was a cryptanalyst working in the cipher bureau of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces, the Cipher Department of the High Command of the Wehrmacht (OKW/Chi) responsible for deciphering of the opposing forces Communications.
- He also dealt with the security control of own key procedures.
- Through research and revelations exposed by two Polish officers, late in the war, he recognized the true cryptographic weaknesses of the Enigma rotor cipher, key machine used by the German armed forces to encrypt their secret communications, in World War II.
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