https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/6107aaa0-d6db-40dd-ba57-39eef1effba3 Poles were the first to crack early versions of the German Enigma code years before World War II started. This knowledge, passed on to Poland’s allies in the run-up to the war, was crucial for the codebreaking achievements made at Bletchley Park. But the Polish codebreakers’ story does not end with passing on the baton to the Brits. “What we found out this summer is that up to 100 of them worked with Bletchley Park, this top-secret codebreaking center that I talked about, not actually in Bletchley Park, but in this kind of unassuming residential building nearby,” said TVP World’s reporter Stanisław Kaleta, adding that “So that kind of new element is what happened when the Second World War started.” “In the U.K., we talk a lot about the Polish pilots, for example, (Squadrons) 302 and 303, how they helped save Britain during the Battle of Britain,” Kaleta said. “But you don’t hear so much about the wartime codebreakers – you don't hear about other parts of this Polish wartime effort.” Join TVP World’s Benjamin Lee and his guest as they explore the newly uncovered story of Polish codebreakers who continued their wartime work alongside Bletchley Park, the extraordinary journey of Ferdinand “Fred” Vanke from occupied Poland to secret intelligence work in Britain, and why the contributions of dozens of Polish cryptanalysts remained hidden from history for so many decades. Chapters: 00:00 - The forgotten Polish codebreakers at Bletchley Park 02:37 - Poland’s pre-war Enigma breakthrough 04:12 - The discovery of the wartime Polish codebreaking unit 05:52 - Ferdinand “Fred” Vanke’s extraordinary journey 06:55 - Vanke’s wartime life, secrecy, and personal sacrifice 09:22 - The Polish contribution to Allied intelligence 10:55 - Why the story remained hidden 12:29 - Reconstructing the historical puzzle 14:59 - Preserving Poland’s wider wartime legacy 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #WWII #Poland #contribution Sat, 14 Nov 2026 04:50:36 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/6107aaa0-d6db-40dd-ba57-39eef1effba3 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.