German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939)
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German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939)
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The German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by German Navy captain Alfred Ritscher (1879–1963), was the third official Antarctic expedition of the German Reich, by order of the "Commissioner for the Four Year Plan" Hermann Göring. Prussian State Councilor Helmuth Wohlthat was mandated with planning and preparation. The expedition's main objective was of economic nature, in particular the establishment of a whaling station and the acquisition of fishing grounds for a German whaling fleet in
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Nazi Germany polar expedition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Antarctic_Expedition_(1938%E2%80%931939)
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