Homepage Crypto Spy sets Burst encoders Intercept Covert Radio PC Kits Shop News Events Index Lectures Wanted Contact Links Enigma Reunion 2009 On 5 and 6 September 2009, the annual Enigma Reunion was held at Bletchley Park in the UK. Although the reunion is primarily aimed at BP Veterans, such as former code-breakers, WRENS, Y-Station Operators, etc., the museum often attracts many extra visitors during the reunion weekend. It is always great to talk with eye-witnesses and hear their fascinating stories first hand.   This year was special, as it was the 70th anniversary of the arrival of top codebreakers Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman at Bletchley Park on 4 September 1939. To commemorate the anniversary, the largest-ever exhibition of Enigma and other cipher machines was held during the reunion weekend. Historians, private collectors, government organisations and companies from all over the world, brought their extremely rare machines to Bletchley Park, to show them to the public. Some for the very first time.    The exhibition was organised by The Bletchley Park trust and was sponsored by the British intelligence service GCHQ, who also brought a number of unique and rare cipher machines.   Crypto Museum was also present with an extremely rare - recently discovered - Zählwerk Enigma machine from 1928, and a sophisticated Russian Fialka M-125 cipher machine. The weather was good and thousands of visitors found their way to Bletchley Park that weekend. The exhibition was a great success and our Zählwerk Enigma even won the price for the best Enigma on display. On Sunday morning the BP veterans visited the exhibition and for some of them it was the first time they saw an Enigma machine in action.    The image above shows the exhibition tent during the veteran visit on Sunday morning. At the front right, Crypto Museum curator Paul Reuvers demonstrates the Zählwerk Enigma to a BP veteran and her son. More photographs will be made available as they become available.   The Enigma Reunion in the news Some photos of the 70th Aniversary of Bletchley Park A brief impression of the Reunion weekend with some photographs by Nick Heath. Video clip of the exhibition by the BBC Brief impression of the Exhibition by the BBC, broadcast on 7 September 2009. With interviews and some very nice machines. Some really nice photographs by Tom Perera Although Tom was one of the exhibitors on the Enigma Reunion 2009, he found the time to shoot some nice pictures during the weekend. Nick Gessler's photo's of the event Further information Other news More about Bletchley Park More about the Enigma machine Other cipher machines Any links shown in red are currently unavailable. © Copyright 2009-2010, Paul Reuvers & Marc Simons If you like this website, why not make a donation? Last changed: Fri,30 Jul 2010.21:44:24