Ultra intelligence
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Ultra intelligence was the highly secret World War II Allied codebreaking operation centered at Bletchley Park that decrypted enemy communications and significantly influenced the course of the war.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ultra intelligence canonical | 3 |
| Ultra (intelligence project) | 1 |
| Ultra intelligence program | 1 |
| Ultra intelligence system | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II Allied operation
ⓘ
codebreaking operation ⓘ military intelligence program ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| alsoKnownAs |
ULTRA
ⓘ
Ultra ⓘ |
| classification | Top Secret ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| focus |
decryption of Abwehr communications
ⓘ
decryption of German Enigma traffic ⓘ decryption of German High Command communications ⓘ decryption of Kriegsmarine communications ⓘ decryption of Luftwaffe communications ⓘ |
| impact |
improved effectiveness of Allied military operations
ⓘ
influenced Allied strategic decision-making ⓘ shortened the duration of World War II ⓘ |
| influenced |
Battle of the Atlantic
ⓘ
D-Day ⓘ
surface form:
D-Day landings
North African campaign ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buckinghamshire
ⓘ
England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | Bletchley Park ⓘ |
| notablePerson |
Alan Turing
ⓘ
Bill Tutte ⓘ Dilly Knox ⓘ Edward Travis ⓘ Gordon Welchman ⓘ Hugh Alexander ⓘ Stewart Menzies ⓘ Tommy Flowers ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Hut 3
ⓘ
Hut 6 ⓘ Hut 8 ⓘ |
| operator |
British intelligence
ⓘ
surface form:
British intelligence services
Government Code and Cypher School ⓘ |
| opponent |
Fascist Italy
ⓘ
Imperial Japan ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied intelligence effort in World War II ⓘ |
| secrecyMaintainedUntil | 1970s ⓘ |
| startTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
decryption of enemy communications
ⓘ
signals intelligence ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
Bombe
ⓘ
Colossus computers ⓘ
surface form:
Colossus computer
cryptanalysis ⓘ traffic analysis ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ultra intelligence program
this entity surface form:
Ultra (intelligence project)