Mysterious Dark Lord v3.2
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- Mar 26, 2012
- #1
The thread on the Big E (WW2 vintage) made me think of what some conspiracy theorists - er, military enthusiasts think of as the Last Battle of World War Two.
For those who are not In The Know, Operation High Jump was a scientific expedition to Antarctica in 1946-1947. This made a lot of people suspicious for a number of reasons, the main ones being that it consisted of a naval Task Force (including an aircraft carrier group) and 4,000 troops from three countries; and the area under "investigation" was the chunk of Antarctica that had been claimed by the Third Reich.
So was this just an over-manned scientific expedition? Or was it the last shots of the Second World War, cleaning out the Antarctic Nazi Bases before they became a threat?
Discuss.
Mjolnir66
Vulkan Lives!
- Mar 26, 2012
- #2
MDLv3.2 said:
cleaning out the Antarctic Nazi Bases before they became a threat?
Ok then....
Roi Danton
Bavarian, no longer in exile
- Mar 26, 2012
- #3
MDLv3.2 said:
The thread on the Big E (WW2 vintage) made me think of what some conspiracy theorists - er, military enthusiasts think of as the Last Battle of World War Two.
For those who are not In The Know, Operation High Jump was a scientific expedition to Antarctica in 1946-1947. This made a lot of people suspicious for a number of reasons, the main ones being that it consisted of a naval Task Force (including an aircraft carrier group) and 4,000 troops from three countries; and the area under "investigation" was the chunk of Antarctica that had been claimed by the Third Reich.
So was this just an over-manned scientific expedition? Or was it the last shots of the Second World War, cleaning out the Antarctic Nazi Bases before they became a threat?
Discuss.
Everyone knows that the Antarctic Nazi Base was long abandoned in favor of the more secure moonbase. After the Apollo missions did not bring final victory for the allies they settled for a state of cold war with the New Reich. Although this will change soon as the Finnish Secret Service proved recently with Operation Iron Sky.
DanTheVanMan
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- Mar 26, 2012
- #4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Highjump
Destroyers and support ships mostly, 1 carrier for air operations, but doesn't strike me as an offensive force for attacking any hidden complexes.
Even with the resources of Project Paperclip, I don't see the Nazis setting up any fallback bunkers or bio-labs in Antarctica - they would have been in Argentina if possible.
Templar
Banned
- Mar 26, 2012
- #5
I thought the Nazi land claims in Antartica consisted entirely of territorial markers dropped by aircraft?
Roi Danton
Bavarian, no longer in exile
- Mar 26, 2012
- #6
Templar said:
I thought the Nazi land claims in Antartica consisted entirely of territorial markers dropped by aircraft?
They also drove there with a ship - the MS Schwabenland, hence the name - and walked around a bit on the shore. IIRC there had been plans for a more thorough expedition but those were stopped when Hitler decided to attack a German radio station and blame Poland for it.
Chris O'Farrell
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- Mar 26, 2012
- #7
Canon
- Mar 26, 2012
- #8
From a conspiracy 'angle' at best it was probably an expedition to see if there were any Nazis there. Although I'm inclined to believe the expedition was scientific, I do see potential for a post-WWII horror and/or sci-fi story when you factor in Operation: Windmill.
It would be somewhat disrespectful to the five men who died, but when has that ever stopped anyone in pursuit of a
story?
Mysterious Dark Lord v3.2
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- Mar 26, 2012
- #9
WW2 stories aren't "disrespectful" to the millions who died in that conflict. I don't think a High-Jump story would be disrespectful to the five official casualties. (In fact, giving them a heroic send-off against Nazi super-weapons and saving the world could be considered nice.)
Canon
- Mar 26, 2012
- #10
MDLv3.2 said:
WW2 stories aren't "disrespectful" to the millions who died in that conflict. I don't think a High-Jump story would be disrespectful to the five official casualties. (In fact, giving them a heroic send-off against Nazi super-weapons and saving the world could be considered nice.)
True, but O: High Jump and O: Windmill aren't exactly 'household names' like Guadalcanal, the Battle of the Bulge, the Holocaust, or WWII. Besides, the only type of 'super-weapons' I'm seeing those men being put up against are SS Zombie-Vampire-Werewolves, and not a last holdout of Nazis who just won't accept defeat. Or in other words, I'd expect a book/movie that capitalizes on NAZZIS!!!1! and not a more 'realistic' portrayal. More SS-Doomtrooper, less Flags of Our Fathers.
Q99
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- Mar 26, 2012
- #11
One does wonder how an isolated Antarctic base is supposed to grow to become a threat to anything without outside support.
gamesguy
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- Mar 26, 2012
- #12
Q99 said:
One does wonder how an isolated Antarctic base is supposed to grow to become a threat to anything without outside support.
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Mysterious Dark Lord v3.2
Go Debauchery, Rock n Roll, & Eating Fatty Foods!
- Mar 26, 2012
- #13
How owuld an Antarctic nazi Base be a threat?
All those untapped resources, imported slave labor for the mines, bunkers to breed a "Master Race" with contact with the South American Nazis and ODESSA for intelligence, slaves, and breeding stock. Give them a decade to build up and they can make at least an effort to conquer South America or Australia. Possibly with Fifth Columnists to sabotage NATO and ANZUS.
That's how. They might not win, but they would cause trouble.
Prince Charon
Just zis guy, you know?
- Mar 27, 2012
- #14
Well, we know they still control Argentina. Why else would the UK fight so hard for the Falklands?
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