The critical contribution to winning World War 2 by the Bletchley Park codebreakers has finally been recognized by the British government.

“These people made an enormous contribution to the outcome of World War Two, the 20th century and freedom in the West,” said Simon Greenish, director of the Bletchley Park Trust.
“After many years of having to keep their critical wartime work top secret, it is tremendous that this contribution has finally achieved recognition.”

People like Tommy Flowers who built Colossus, one of the worlds first programmable computers, and Dr.Alan Turing played a huge part in bringing the war to an end.

Flowers received an MBE and £1000 in recognition of his work, while Turing committed suicide after being arrested for homosexuality and received no recognition for his work during his lifetime.

Surviving civilian and military workers will receive a special commemorative badge from the government in recognition of their vital war work at Bletchley Park.