WORLD WAR ONE CODE BREAKING TASK

You are part of a British Decryption Team. Your task is to decode a series of
clues and encryptions sent during the war between The Central Powers to
figure out their plans.

CODE 1

Code intercepted 28th June 1914, sent from Austria-Hungary to Germany.

Y/Z

(1,4)(3,2)(1,5)(4,3)(5,1) / (1,4)(5,5)(3,2)(4,5)(4,4)(4,3)(1,5)(4,3)(4,5) / (3,4)(1,5)(4,2) /

(2,5)(5,5)(5,5)(4,3) / (3,3)(1,1)(3,2)(4,5)(5,5)(3,2)(5,5)(4,5) .
(3,1)(5,5) / (3,3)(1,1)(4,2)(5,2) / (4,2)(5,2)(3,2)(4,4)(1,3)(5,5) / (4,2)(5,5)(3,2)(2,5)(4,4)(1,5) /
(4,3)(5,3)(3,1).
(3,1)(4,4)(2,3)(2,3) / (5,1)(5,3)(1,1) / (3,4)(5,5)(2,3)(1,2) / (1,1)(4,2) ?

CODE 2

Code intercepted 29th July 1914, sent from Germany to Austria-Hungary by

flashing lights.

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R

.-...
-.-.
-..
.
..-.
--.
....
..
.---..-..
--.
--.--.
--..-.

.--

--

.-

..

--.

-..

.-..
-.-.

.--.
-.

S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
..
.-

.-

...
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.-..
.-..

....
-.-.

-.-.

...

-.

-..

.-..
.-..

.--

-..
.

...
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-....
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..-.
..
--.

-.--

-...

.-

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-.--

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.-.

-.

-.-.

..

-.

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..-

.-

-.-

CODE 3

Code intercepted 29th July 1914, unknown origin.

We believe that the letters need to be put into the grid in order.

UEADOKUBRHESHNBONMETRE

CODE 3

Code intercepted 29th July 1914, unknown origin.

We believe that the letters need to be put into the grid in order.

UEADOKUBRHESHNBONMETRE

CODE 4

Code intercepted from Germany August 1914.

CODE 5, 6 and 7

The next three codes were intercepted in quick succession after code 4.
We believe they may outline the German strategy for the war. It is important
they are decoded as swiftly and accurately as possible.
CODE 5
1. 54 + 76 =
2. 78 51 =
3. 134 + 29 =
4. 222 122 =
5. 111 + 29 =
6. 76 12 =
7. 95 + 97 =
8. 67 17 =
9. 96 + 22 =

CODE 6
1. 3 x 7 =
2. 8 x 8 =
3. 108 9 =
4. 102 =
5. 4 x 7 13 =
6. 4 x 4 x 4 =
7. ( 18 - 9 ) x 4 =
8. 4 + 5 x 4 =
9. 42 2 =
10. -4 + 5 + 7 =
11. (13 3) x 5 =
12. 13 x 23 =

CODE 7

One of our spies gained the following intelligence about this code.
a = 2, b = 3, c = 9, d = 5, y = 7, z = 4
1. a + b + c + d =
2. 2a + 3b =
3. 3c 4d =
4. 12d 5a =
5. z a a z =
6. 7y 5c =
7. (b + d) b =
8. (10d + c) a =
9. b y z =

CODE 8

Message sent 30th September 1914, from Berlin to the German trenches on the
Western Front. We believe the Cipher is an alphabet shift (Caesar Cipher)
where; A->E, B->F, C->G, etc
LEMK MW EKKVIWWMZI, PIX XLI IRKPMWL ERH JVIRGL EXXEGO YW SYX
SJ XLI XVIRGLIW JMVWX. AI AMPP QSA XLIQ HSAR AMXL SYV QEGLMRI
KYRW.
A
E

B
F

C
G

CODE 9

(Extension)

Message sent 17th January 1917. We believe it was sent from Germany to
somewhere else in the world, and it is imperative we have this information. We
know that A<-Q, E<-T and R<-K. That is all.
We need to know the following;
1) Who are they sending the message to?
2) What do they want from this country?
3) What is their plan for the next stage of the war?
4) When will it start?
5) Why have they sent it?
6) How do they intend to get what they want?

VT

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