Description
The New Swabia Expedition (Neuschwabenland-Expedition) refers to a German Antarctic expedition that took place between December 1938 and April 1939, just before the outbreak of WWII.
Myths:
- After the war, wild conspiracy theories arose about secret NS Antarctic bases, UFOs, and hidden technology — but there’s no historical evidence supporting these.
- These myths were fueled by postwar German secrecy, Operation Highjump (a major U.S. Navy expedition to Antarctica in 1946–47), and later Cold War tensions.
