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WI WW2 Battle of Antarctica?

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ae597

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Sep 29, 2011, 11:43:17 PM9/29/11
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26th August, 1946

On this day the 4,700 men, 13 ships, and multiple aircraft carriers of
Task Force 68 departed from Norfolk, Virginia on a mission to end the
Second World War by destroying the Secret Nazi Base in New Swabia,
Antarctica.

US Navy Secretary James Forrestal had personally supervised the
assembly of this huge amphibious naval force, but for the mission
itself, the principal leadership figure was Rear Admiral Richard
Evelyn Byrd, Jr. who had been given operational command of the Carrier
Group...

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http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?story=39686-N

Paul J. Adam

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Sep 30, 2011, 4:03:14 AM9/30/11
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On 30/09/2011 04:43, ae597 wrote:
> 26th August, 1946
> On this day the 4,700 men, 13 ships, and multiple aircraft carriers of
> Task Force 68 departed from Norfolk, Virginia on a mission to end the
> Second World War by destroying the Secret Nazi Base in New Swabia,
> Antarctica.

Why?

"On this day, after the final ultimatum was ignored, the Nazi base in
New Swabia, Antarctica was destroyed by an atomic bomb dropped from the
B-29 "Sally Jupiter" of the 509th Composite Group."




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He thinks too much, such men are dangerous.

Michele

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Sep 30, 2011, 5:01:24 AM9/30/11
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"Paul J. Adam" <paul....@gmail.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
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Why?

26th December, 1946

On this day, the last survivors of the Nazi base of New Swabia surrendered
to a British destroyer that served in the blockade patrol in the area. These
survivors had to mutiny and kill their last few hard-liner leaders, in order
to be able to do the sensible thing. They told their rescuers that after
finishing their food stocks, and after the ensuing grisly episodes of
madness and cannibalism, they were sure they couldn't get through another
winter.


Felix Reuthner

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Sep 30, 2011, 3:57:32 PM9/30/11
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This bomb ("Snow Ball") killed most of the expendable personnel left
behind and destroyed the hangars and launch facilities. The vaunted
Reichsflugscheiben had of course evacuated to the moonbase the day before.
http://www.ironsky.net/

Dennis

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Oct 4, 2011, 1:20:53 AM10/4/11
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Is Rob Arndt around? This is right up his alley!

Dennis
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