Signals Intelligence Service

Signals Intelligence Service

Signals Intelligence Service - abgekürzt SIS - war die Bezeichnung für eine geheime US-Militäreinheit, welche vornehmlich im Zweiten Weltkrieg mit der Dechiffrierung gegnerischer Nachrichten betraut war.

Die Abteilung wurde im April 1930 von dem Kryptologen William F. Friedman gemeinsam mit drei (damals noch unbekannten) Mathematik-Lehrern (Frank Rowlett, Abraham Sinkov und Solomon Kullback) gegründet und schrittweise ausgebaut.

Neben der Entschlüsselung gegnerischer Nachrichten war der SIS später auch für die Verschlüsselung eigener militärischer Nachrichten der US-Streitkräfte zuständig.


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