Wilhelm Gimmler (13 October 1890 in Kontschwitz; 19 August 1963 in Hamelin) was a careers signals officer, with the rank of general in German Army, who became Commander in Chief of Signals in the west[1]OB West (German: Chef AgWNV) and Chief of the Armed Forces Signal Communications Office during World War II.[2] Gimmler was responsible for coordinating all the cryptographic security studies undertaken by German Armed Forces and was notable for standardising wireless phraseology between different Army Groups.[3]
Enigma G Engima was modified with a plugboard to make the Enigma 1 introduced in June 1930
Gimmler's military career began as a young man when he was conscripted into the German Army and had attained the rank of Captain at the end of World War I.[4] By 1933, Gimmler had obtained the rank of major in the Reichswehr and had been subordinated to the 7th Division in Munich, with responsibility for the monthly distribution of keys for the Enigma I rotor cipher machine.[4] From October 1934 to October 1935, Gimmler was commanding officer of Korps-Nachrichten-Abteilung 41 (Intelligence Division) in Königsberg, .[2] In October 1935 he was moved to command Nachrichten-Abteilung 41, part of the I. Army Corps in a position he held until March 1936.[2]
In 1937, Gimmler was promoted to colonel in the Wehrmacht and transferred to Berlin.[5] He became the main liaison between the Wehrmacht and the Heimsoeth and Rinke [de] company who manufactured the Enigma machine, in matters relating to the further improvement to the device. From April 1936 to April 1941, Gimmler was commanding officer of intelligence department (Nachrichtengerätabteilung) (WaPrüf 7) at the German Army Weapons Agency (WaA).[2]
On the 6 April 1941, Gimmler was promoted to Major General. From August 1942 to August 1944, Gimmler was Chief Signals Officer of Army Group D (Heeresgruppe D).[2] On 4 September 1944 Fritz Thiele was hanged at Plötzensee Prison in Berlin.[6] In the following month, in August 1944, Thiele was succeeded by Gimmler when he became Group Commanding Officer of Wehrmacht Communications of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Chef AgWNV [de]).[2][7]
Security conferencesedit
From November 1944 to January 1945, Gimmler hosted a series of security conference known as Chi-conference, ostensibly to discuss the security of own processes and physical security.[3] The first conference took place in late 1944 and lasted four days, one day for each subject.[8] The subjects discussed on each day were: 1) Speech Encryption 2) Security of Teletype Cipher Machines 3) Enigma Security 4) Security of Hand Ciphers.[9]Erich Hüttenhain chaired the conferences.[9]
^West, Nigel (27 May 2019). Codeword Overlord: Axis Espionage and the D-Day Landings. Stroud: History Press. p. 26. ISBN978-0-7509-9176-6.
^ abcdefghijklWebb, James "Jack" (28 February 2024). Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuehrer. Vol. A–G. Barnsley: Casemate Academic. p. 287. ISBN978-1-952715-13-6.
^ abMeyer, Joseph A. "Der Fall Wicher" (PDF). US Department of Defense. NSA. p. 9. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^ abTuring, Dermot (2024). Enigma Traitors – The Struggle to Lose the Cipher War (1st ed.). Cheltenham: History Press. p. 37. ISBN9781803991801.
^Turing, Dermot (2024). Enigma Traitors – The Struggle to Lose the Cipher War (1st ed.). Cheltenham: History Press. p. 47. ISBN9781803991801.
^"Fritz Theile". German Resistance Memorial (in German). Berlin: Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
^"German Radio Intelligence (By Albert Praun, Former Lt. Gen.); Dept. Of The Army Office Of The Chief Of Military History. Includes NSA Memo And Comments On Report" (PDF). NSA (Albert Praun). March 1950. p. 6. (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^Turing, Dermot (2024). Enigma Traitors – The Struggle to Lose the Cipher War (1st ed.). Cheltenham: History Press. p. 169. ISBN9781803991801.
^ abTuring, Dermot (2024). Enigma Traitors – The Struggle to Lose the Cipher War (1st ed.). Cheltenham: History Press. p. 170. ISBN9781803991801.
Further readingedit
Weierud, Frode; Zabell, Sandy (3 March 2020). "German mathematicians and cryptology in WWII". Cryptologia. 44 (2): 97–171. doi:10.1080/01611194.2019.1600076.
External linksedit
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wilhelm, gimmler, october, 1890, kontschwitz, august, 1963, hamelin, careers, signals, officer, with, rank, general, german, army, became, commander, chief, signals, west, west, german, chef, agwnv, chief, armed, forces, signal, communications, office, during,. Wilhelm Gimmler 13 October 1890 in Kontschwitz 19 August 1963 in Hamelin was a careers signals officer with the rank of general in German Army who became Commander in Chief of Signals in the west 1 OB West German Chef AgWNV and Chief of the Armed Forces Signal Communications Office during World War II 2 Gimmler was responsible for coordinating all the cryptographic security studies undertaken by German Armed Forces and was notable for standardising wireless phraseology between different Army Groups 3 Contents 1 Life 2 Security conferences 3 Awards and honours 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksLife edit nbsp Enigma G Engima was modified with a plugboard to make the Enigma 1 introduced in June 1930 Gimmler s military career began as a young man when he was conscripted into the German Army and had attained the rank of Captain at the end of World War I 4 By 1933 Gimmler had obtained the rank of major in the Reichswehr and had been subordinated to the 7th Division in Munich with responsibility for the monthly distribution of keys for the Enigma I rotor cipher machine 4 From October 1934 to October 1935 Gimmler was commanding officer of Korps Nachrichten Abteilung 41 Intelligence Division in Konigsberg 2 In October 1935 he was moved to command Nachrichten Abteilung 41 part of the I Army Corps in a position he held until March 1936 2 In 1937 Gimmler was promoted to colonel in the Wehrmacht and transferred to Berlin 5 He became the main liaison between the Wehrmacht and the Heimsoeth and Rinke de company who manufactured the Enigma machine in matters relating to the further improvement to the device From April 1936 to April 1941 Gimmler was commanding officer of intelligence department Nachrichtengeratabteilung WaPruf 7 at the German Army Weapons Agency WaA 2 On the 6 April 1941 Gimmler was promoted to Major General From August 1942 to August 1944 Gimmler was Chief Signals Officer of Army Group D Heeresgruppe D 2 On 4 September 1944 Fritz Thiele was hanged at Plotzensee Prison in Berlin 6 In the following month in August 1944 Thiele was succeeded by Gimmler when he became Group Commanding Officer of Wehrmacht Communications of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Chef AgWNV de 2 7 Security conferences editFrom November 1944 to January 1945 Gimmler hosted a series of security conference known as Chi conference ostensibly to discuss the security of own processes and physical security 3 The first conference took place in late 1944 and lasted four days one day for each subject 8 The subjects discussed on each day were 1 Speech Encryption 2 Security of Teletype Cipher Machines 3 Enigma Security 4 Security of Hand Ciphers 9 Erich Huttenhain chaired the conferences 9 Awards and honours edit8 May 1945 Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords 2 30 October 1943 German Cross in Silver 2 1939 Clasps to the Iron Cross 2 1939 War Merit Cross 1st and 2nd Class with Swords 2 1939 Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class 1914 2 1939 Cross of Honour 2 References edit West Nigel 27 May 2019 Codeword Overlord Axis Espionage and the D Day Landings Stroud History Press p 26 ISBN 978 0 7509 9176 6 a b c d e f g h i j k l Webb James Jack 28 February 2024 Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich For Country or Fuehrer Vol A G Barnsley Casemate Academic p 287 ISBN 978 1 952715 13 6 a b Meyer Joseph A Der Fall Wicher PDF US Department of Defense NSA p 9 Retrieved 5 February 2024 a b Turing Dermot 2024 Enigma Traitors The Struggle to Lose the Cipher War 1st ed Cheltenham History Press p 37 ISBN 9781803991801 Turing Dermot 2024 Enigma Traitors The Struggle to Lose the Cipher War 1st ed Cheltenham History Press p 47 ISBN 9781803991801 Fritz Theile German Resistance Memorial in German Berlin Gedenkstatte Deutscher Widerstand Retrieved 10 February 2024 German Radio Intelligence By Albert Praun Former Lt Gen Dept Of The Army Office Of The Chief Of Military History Includes NSA Memo And Comments On Report PDF NSA Albert Praun March 1950 p 6 Archived PDF from the original on 6 August 2017 Retrieved 10 February 2024 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Turing Dermot 2024 Enigma Traitors The Struggle to Lose the Cipher War 1st ed Cheltenham History Press p 169 ISBN 9781803991801 a b Turing Dermot 2024 Enigma Traitors The Struggle to Lose the Cipher War 1st ed Cheltenham History Press p 170 ISBN 9781803991801 Further reading editWeierud Frode Zabell Sandy 3 March 2020 German mathematicians and cryptology in WWII Cryptologia 44 2 97 171 doi 10 1080 01611194 2019 1600076 External links editTICOM Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wilhelm Gimmler amp oldid 1210616756, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
