Chronology of World War II
British capture Enigma Machine
Friday, May 9, 1941 www.onwar.com

The Enigma Machine rescued from the U-110In the North Atlantic... After sinking two ships from the convoy OB-318, U-110 is forced to surface by a depth-charge attack and is boarded and captured. Throughout the war the Germans do not discover that U-110 has been captured.

In the Mediterranean... One of the Operation Tiger transports sinks on a mine. Force H begins to return to Gibraltar.
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