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By Dropping Swastika-Emblazoned Flags From Two Seaplanes in 1939, Nazi Germany Literally Drew on the Map a Territory of 600,000 Km² that No State Has Ever Recognized.
In January 1939, two German seaplanes spent three weeks crisscrossing an icy expanse of Antarctica, dropping metal flags emblazoned with swastikas from the sky to "mark" the territory. Without a single soldier on the ground, without infrastructure, without international recognition, Nazi Germany thus claimed 600,000 km²—an area equivalent to […] More
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In January 1939, two German seaplanes spent three weeks crisscrossing an icy expanse of Antarctica, dropping metal flags emblazoned with swastikas from the sky to "mark" the territory. Without a single soldier on the ground, without infrastructure, without international recognition, Nazi Germany thus claimed 600,000 km²—an area equivalent to […] More