Operation Pelikan
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Operation Pelikan
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Operation Pelikan, also known as Projekt 14, was a German plan for crippling the Panama Canal during World War II. In mid-late 1943 the Wehrmacht had completed preparations to haul two Ju 87 Stukas with folding wings on two U-boats to an unnamed Colombian island near the coast of Panama, reassemble the planes, arm them with "special bombs", and then send them to attack the Gatun Dam. After completing the mission, the pilots would fly to a neutral country and seek internment. However, Germany cal
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German plan for disabling the Panama Canal during World War II
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pelikan
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2024-01-20T16:34:41Z
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