Operation Highjump: The Antarctic Battle and the Nazi Base Buried Under the Ice
On 26 August 1946, the United States Navy planned to send a huge force to Antarctica. Thirteen ships, 33 aircraft, and about 4,700 people were assigned to build Little America IV, map the coast, and test operations in ice and snow. Its official name was the United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program. In military use, it was Operation Highjump.
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On 26 August 1946, the United States Navy planned to send a huge force to Antarctica. Thirteen ships, 33 aircraft, and about 4,700 people were assigned to build Little America IV, map the coast, and test operations in ice and snow. Its official name was the United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program. In military use, it was Operation Highjump.
On 26 August 1946, the United States Navy planned to send a huge force to Antarctica. Thirteen ships, 33 aircraft, and about 4,700 people were assigned to build Little America IV, map the coast, and test operations in ice and snow. Its official name was the United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program. In military use, it was Operation Highjump.
On 26 August 1946, the United States Navy planned to send a huge force to Antarctica. Thirteen ships, 33 aircraft, and about 4,700 people were assigned to build Little America IV, map the coast, and test operations in ice and snow. Its official name was the United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program. In military use, it was Operation Highjump.
On 26 August 1946, the United States Navy planned to send a huge force to Antarctica. Thirteen ships, 33 aircraft, and about 4,700 people were assigned to build Little America IV, map the coast, and test operations in ice and snow. Its official name was the United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program. In military use, it was Operation Highjump.
On 26 August 1946, the United States Navy planned to send a huge force to Antarctica. Thirteen ships, 33 aircraft, and about 4,700 people were assigned to build Little America IV, map the coast, and test operations in ice and snow. Its official name was the United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program. In military use, it was Operation Highjump.