"U-boat base in eastern Arctic" Topic
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Tango01 | 09 Jul 2016 8:50 p.m. PST |
"In 1985 Soviet helicopter pilot Peter Statsyukom discovered a small complex of five underground Nazi bunkers in the Siberian Arctic. Apparently they were built into a large rocky outcrop and blasted out with explosives. These bunkers in the Lena River Delta sheltered 250 drums of fuel. Nearby was a 200m concrete wharf with rails from the wharf to the bunkers. Inside an accommodation bunker they also found Nazi era coins, German naval badges and buttons. There had always been wartime tales amongst the indigenous Yakut people about mysterious men called chuchuna dressed in black spotted in the Bykovskaya Duct area between 1940-42. Then in in 1963 the body of a German navy NCO was found in Neelova Gulf with the remnants of his uniform and rifle ammunition. What is astonishing about the location is how far East it was on the same longitude as Hong Kong. During 1942 a joint operation by the German Navy (Kreigsmarine) and Luftwaffe saw Bv138 flying boats operating together in the Barents Sea. It is conceivable that these flying boats could have operated as far east as the Lena Delta, perhaps flying spies behind Soviet lines or even engaged in hops to Japanese territory…" More here link Amicalement Armand |
troopwo | 10 Jul 2016 6:32 a.m. PST |
Before the USSR and Germany were at war, there was a lot of suspicion about the USSR supporting and abetting the commerce raiders. There were reports of escorting some through the soviet arctic from Atlantic to Pacific even. Possible remnants? |
troopwo | 10 Jul 2016 6:35 a.m. PST |
In the Canadian Arctic, they did try to establish weather ships and even land based weather stations. A number of the weather ships were purposely allowed to operate, so that they could occasionally take one over to get the latest enigma codes! |
Zargon | 10 Jul 2016 1:09 p.m. PST |
Nice! pulp action in the Arctic. Who has plans for a German flying boat to build one in 1/56 scale. |
Tango01 | 10 Jul 2016 3:22 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
Charlie 12 | 10 Jul 2016 3:25 p.m. PST |
You do realize that this 'story' has one highly suspect source? More unsubstantiated myths… |
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