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" War north of 80 : "
Wilhelm Dege ; translated from the German and edited by William Barr.
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BL
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848167
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Dege, Wilhelm,1910-
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War north of 80 : : the last German Arctic weather station of World War II /\ Wilhelm Dege ; translated from the German and edited by William Barr.
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| Publication Statement
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Calgary :: University of Calgary Press,, [2004]
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Northern lights series ;; no. 4
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xxxv, 361 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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087081768X
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: 1552381102
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: 9780870817687
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: 9781552381106
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| Notes
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Translation of: Wettertrupp Haudegen.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Preparations -- Wartime voyage to Tromsø: in Ramfjorden -- Running the gauntlet to Svalbard -- The landing and erection of the station at Wordiebukta -- Circumnavigation at Nordaustlandet -- Establishing the station and departure of our assistants -- Winter preparations -- A fall hike to Duvefjorden -- Of bears and reindeer -- Our official work -- The night of 126 days -- An excitement-filled spring -- We capture bear cubs -- Spring journeys -- The sledge trip to the Northeast -- The lost detachment -- A strange surrender -- Stormy voyage into captivity -- Winding up the expedition.
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""Operation Haudegen" was the code name for a search established weather station located in a remote corner of Svalbard, in the High Arctic, during the winter of 1944-45. During World War II, the German Navy and Air Force set up this and other weather stations in the farthest readers of the Arctic, from eastern Greenland to Franz Josef Land, to gather and monitor vital weather data needed for German military operations in northwestern Europe." "War North of 80 is the personal story of Wilhelm Dege, leader of the last of these stations who, along with his team, was left behind in this desolate land when the Hitler regime crumbled and the war ended in 1945. It was not until later that year, in September, that the Allies sent a ship northward to retrieve Dege and his crew, thus making Dege's team the last German troops to surrender."--Jacket.
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Dege, Wilhelm,1910-
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Dege, Wilhem,1910-
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Dege, Wilhelm,1910-
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Meteorological stations-- Norway-- Svalbard-- History.
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Meteorologists-- Germany, Biography.
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Military meteorology-- Arctic regions-- History-- 20th century.
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Military meteorology-- Germany-- History-- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945, Personal narratives, German.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Norway-- Svalbard.
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Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945, Récits personnels allemands.
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Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945-- Norvège-- Svalbard.
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Météorologie militaire-- Allemagne-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
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Météorologie militaire-- Arctique-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
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Météorologistes-- Allemagne-- Biographies.
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Stations météorologiques-- Norvège-- Svalbard-- Histoire.
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Meteorological stations.
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Meteorologists.
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Military meteorology.
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Arctic Regions.
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Germany.
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Svalbard.
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| Dewey Classification
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940.54/8243
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D763.5.D413 2004
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cci1icclacc
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Barr, William,1940-
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