History,Navajo operating portable radio on the jungle
Speedy Communication
The Navajo's code was extremely speedy. They were an essential and a necessary part of the Marines.
The Navajo took only 20 seconds to translate three lines of English. They used portable radios and telephones to communicate. Typically, a code-breaking machine would take 30 minutes to translate around three lines of English. The security of speedy communication led to the capability of winning the war. The Japanese were clueless when it came to figuring the marine's plans.
Britannica,Iwo Jima Battle
During the Battle of Iwo Jima, six Navajo Code Talkers were able to transmit more than 800 messages without a single mistake.The whole operation was conducted by the Navajo through the messages that would be translated and sent. After the battle, marine commanders noticed that the Code Talkers were essential to the triumph at the Battle of Iwo Jima. Because of this, the Navajo were later on added to all six divisions of the marines.
Britannica,Important Navajo Code Talkers information
