Episode 117: Were the Nazis Developing Flying Saucers in Antarctica?After the Second World War, a mythology emerged from the ruins of the Reich. The Nazis, according to this theory, had not truly lost. They had relocated to a secret underground base in Antarctica, where they continued developing disc-shaped aircraft decades ahead of anything publicly known. When the Americans came looking, they were driven back. Tonight we separate the documented history from the mythology — and ask what, if anything, is worth taking seriously.This episode explores:* The 1938 German Antarctic expedition — real, documented, and surveyed for whaling logistics, not secret bases* Operation Highjump in 1946 — what it actually was, and why its early conclusion does not support the combat-with-flying-saucers version* Admiral Byrd's alleged warning about aircraft flying from pole to pole — whether the quote is real and what context changes about it* The documented Nazi advanced weapons programmes — V-2, Me-262, experimental aircraft — and the gap between those and disc-shaped spacecraft* Why the Antarctic Treaty's restriction on civilian access continues to fuel speculation about what is being concealed* The post-war Nazi mythology as political myth-making — who created it and what purpose it servedFor believers, the confirmed ingenuity of Nazi aerospace engineering provides a plausible foundation for something more advanced happening in secret locations. For historians, the logistics of sustained Antarctic operations in wartime and the absence of any supporting documentation make the theory implausible.What is certain: Nazi Germany sent an expedition to Antarctica. A mythology of extraordinary scale has been constructed from that real event. And Antarctica, shrouded in ice and treaty restrictions, continues to invite speculation.Keywords: Nazi Antarctica conspiracy, Nazi flying saucers Antarctica, Operation Highjump UFO, secret Nazi base Antarctica, Nazi UFO programme, Base 211 Antarctica, Neuschwabenland conspiracy, German Antarctic expedition 1938, Nazi survival Antarctica, Haunebu flying disc conspiracy

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