Plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians and officers, Château Fouzes in Uzès, photo Monika Łozowska Bacoup, 2025 r.
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Plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians and officers in Uzès

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Plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians and officers in Uzès

Plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians and officers in Uzès, France. The plaque is located on the wall in front of the Fouzes castle. There, in 1940, a team of 15 Polish mathematicians of the French and Spanish resistance worked to decipher Nazi messages. The commemorative plaque bears the following inscription: "Here, from October 1, 1940 to November 6, 1942, Polish mathematicians and officers secretly decrypted thousands of German radio messages encoded with the enigma machine for the benefit of the Allies and with the help of the French and Spanish resistance."

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Plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians and officers in Uzès, located on a stone wall. The text details their work decrypting German messages with French and Spanish resistance help from 1940 to 1942. Photo showing Plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians and officers in Uzès Gallery of the object +3
Plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians and officers, Château Fouzes in Uzès, photo Monika Łozowska Bacoup, 2025 r.
Plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians and officers in Uzès, France, on a wall in front of the Fouzes castle. The plaque honours their work on deciphering Nazi messages between 1940 and 1942. Photo showing Plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians and officers in Uzès Gallery of the object +3
Plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians and officers, Château Fouzes in Uzès, photo Monika Lozowska Bacoup, 2023 r.
Commemorative plaque for Polish mathematicians and officers on a stone wall at Château Fouzes in Uzès. The plaque includes text in French. A shield with red, white, and blue colours is below. Photo showing Plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians and officers in Uzès Gallery of the object +3
Plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians and officers, Château Fouzes in Uzès, photo Monika Łozowska Bacoup, 2025 r.
Commemorative plaque for Polish mathematicians and officers in Uzès on a stone wall, with text in French about their work decrypting German messages with the Enigma machine from 1940 to 1942. Photo showing Plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians and officers in Uzès Gallery of the object +3
Plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians and officers, Château Fouzes in Uzès, photo Monika Łozowska Bacoup, 2025 r.

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