# Enigma secrets shared (1939)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1939-enigma-secrets-shared
Location: Pyry

At Pyry near Warsaw, Polish cryptologists handed over their Enigma work and replica machines to British and French intelligence, paving the way for Bletchley Park. Within the broader Second Republic period: The Second Polish Republic built a state from three former partitions, weathered political crises and the May Coup, and developed its economy and culture before being threatened by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. At this point in the timeline (25 July 1939), the governing authority was Ignacy Mościcki (President of Poland). Chemist and inventor elected with Piłsudski's backing; interned in Romania in 1939 he transferred office to Raczkiewicz. Enigma secrets shared mattered because it placed Polish scholars and scientists at the forefront of human knowledge. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Enigma secrets shared mattered because it placed Polish scholars and scientists at the forefront of human knowledge.

Ruler at the time: [Władysław Raczkiewicz](https://poland-history.com/rulers/wladyslaw-raczkiewicz)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Pyry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyry)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Enigma secrets shared](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Enigma+secrets+shared)
- [Wikipedia — Second Polish Republic (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Polish_Republic)