Hitler's Antarctic base: the myth and the reality

[snopes]

In January-February 1939, a secret German expedition visited Dronning (or Queen) Maud Land, Antarctica, apparently with the intention inter alia of establishing a base there.

http://journals.cambridge.org/downlo...c11dafcdd37ae9

[Salamander]

The link doesn't seem to work.

[Brad from Georgia]

Fritz: Hans, zis iss vun colt blace.

Hans: Ja, it's colter zan a hexenfraulein's schaumpfzennermustinengemutlichkerfeffers.

Fritz: Holt on! Hier commen some small mens dressed like headvaiters!

Hans: Vot short legs zey got!

Fritz: Und all in tuxedos!

Hans: Und all eatink fisch!

(Long pause)

Fritz: Zis is zilly, you know?

Hans: Javohl. Wanna knock off, then, go have a pint?

Fritz: Yeah, you're on.

BOTH EXIT. A MINUTE OF A BARREN, WIND-WHIPPED GLACIER. "X-FILES" THEME. FADE TO BLACK.

[Page Three]

Originally Posted by Brad from Georgia

Fritz: Hans, zis iss vun colt blace.

Hans: Ja, it's colter zan a hexenfraulein's schaumpfzennermustinengemutlichkerfeffers.

Fritz: Holt on! Hier commen some small mens dressed like headvaiters!

Hans: Vot short legs zey got!

Fritz: Und all in tuxedos!

Hans: Und all eatink fisch!

(Long pause)

Fritz: Zis is zilly, you know?

Hans: Javohl. Wanna knock off, then, go have a pint?

Fritz: Yeah, you're on.

BOTH EXIT. A MINUTE OF A BARREN, WIND-WHIPPED GLACIER. "X-FILES" THEME. FADE TO BLACK.

Brad: YOMANK.
That reminded me of this Berlitz Ad.. And who knows how different it would have looked inside a German antarctic base in the end, what with nothing else happening there...

[Brad from Georgia]

Originally Posted by Page Three

Brad: YOMANK.
That reminded me of this Berlitz Ad.. And who knows how different it would have looked inside a German antarctic base in the end, what with nothing else happening there...

HIJACK:

Alabama state trooper stops a redneck driving a beat-up old pickup.

TROOPER: Sir, I need to see your license.

REDNECK: My whut?

TROOPER: Sir, don't you have a driver's license?

REDNECK: ....Reckon not.

TROOPER: Do you have any ID?

REDNECK: 'Bout whut?

/HIJACK

[BrianB]

Originally Posted by Salamander

The link doesn't seem to work.

I was able to get it to work by going to journals.cambridge.org and then entering "Antarctica Hitler" in the search box. I then clicked on the PDF link and downloaded the PDF. I'll take a look at it tomorrow since I need to get some sleep now.
I found an article on Nature's website about the same subject that also talks about the article in the OP.

However, when you see a paper titled "Hitler's Antarctic base: the myth and the reality," you know that reality is going to disappoint. Using documentary evidence and first-hand experience of Antarctica, Colin Summerhayes of the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, UK, and Toronto-based Peter Beeching puncture every last bit of the story.

The Wikipedia has a nice summary of all the silly Antarctican Nazi/Alien UFO base stories popular among UFOlogists.
Brian