Externsteine. Externsteine, Germany Geology[edit] Externsteine in c. 1900 The Externsteine belong to the Teutoburger Wald and are a natural outcropping of five sandstone pillars, the tallest of which is 37.5 m (123 ft) high and form a wall of several hundred metres in length, in a region that is otherwise largely devoid of rocks.
The pillars have been modified and decorated by humans over the centuries.[1] History[edit] The Externsteine were a centre of religious activity for the Teutonic peoples and their predecessors prior to the arrival of Christianity in northern Europe. The southwestern view on the Externsteine, 2012 The last pre-Christian inhabitants of the region were Saxons until their defeat and conversion by Emperor Charlemagne. Stairs for those who want to go on the top of the Externsteine, 2012 In 1933 Wilhelm Teudt joined the Nazi Party and proposed to turn the Externsteine into a "sacred grove" for the commemoration of the ancestors. Conservation[edit] Tourism[edit] Externsteine with visitors. Nowa Szwabia. Nowa Szwabia (niem.
Neuschwabenland) – terytorium na Antarktydzie, zajmujące ok. 600 000 km², będące przedmiotem roszczeń III Rzeszy między 19 stycznia 1939 a 8 maja 1945. Jego granice rozciągały się od 20°E, do 10°W (a więc znajdowało się ono wewnątrz Ziemi Królowej Maud – części Antarktydy, która jeszcze przed wysunięciem roszczeń przez Niemcy została uznana przez Norwegię za terytorium jej podległe). Nazwa pochodzi od regionu w dzisiejszych Niemczech – Szwabii. Niemieckie ekspedycje na Antarktydę[edytuj | edytuj kod] Jak wiele innych krajów, również Niemcy wysyłały swe ekspedycje na Antarktydę.
Celem drugiej niemieckiej ekspedycji (1911-1912) pod wodzą Wilhelma Filchnera, było sprawdzenie, czy Antarktyda jest jednolitą połacią lądu. Trzecia ekspedycja[edytuj | edytuj kod] MS Schwabenland w 1938 17 grudnia 1938 ekspedycja wyruszyła z Hamburga w kierunku Antarktydy. W lutym 1939 roku wyprawa została zakończona, Schwabenland powrócił do Niemiec. Kolejne ekspedycje[edytuj | edytuj kod] Thule. Ancient geography[edit] Now Pytheas of Massilia tells us that Thule, the most northerly of the Britannic Islands, is farthest north, and that there the circle of the summer tropic is the same as the Arctic Circle.
But from the other writers I learn nothing on the subject—neither that there exists a certain island by the name of Thule, nor whether the northern regions are inhabitable up to the point where the summer tropic becomes the Arctic Circle. The Roman geographer Pomponius Mela placed Thule north of Scythia.[10] Other late classical writers and post-classical writers such as Orosius (384-420 A.D) and the Irish monk Dicuil (late 8th and early 9th century), describe Thule as being North and West of both Ireland and Britain. Dicuil described Thule as being beyond islands that seem to be the Faroes, strongly suggesting Iceland.
Ancient literature[edit] Cleomedes referenced Pytheas' journey to Thule, but added no new information.[16] Inhabitants of Thule[edit] Modern use[edit] WikiMiniAtlas. Hess Murder. The Life and Death of My Father,Rudolf Hess A Son's Struggle for His Father's Honor The Life and Death of My Father, Rudolf Hess The Life and Death of My Father, Rudolf Hess British Intelligence Reports on Capture of Rudolf Hess Why Hess Flew: A New View.
(further revelations in the Rudolf Hess flight to Scotland in 1941 Author/s: John Harris An article found on the internet concerning Hess's and Hitler's correspondence with Ernst Juenger The Life and Death of My Father, Rudolf Hess (Presented by videotape at the Eleventh IHR Conference, 1992) When my father flew to Scotland on May 10, 1941, I was three-and-a-half years old. In the years that followed, I learned who my father was, and about his role in history, only bit by bit.
Growing Up in Egypt and Germany My father was born in Alexandria, Egypt, on April 26, 1894, the first son of Fritz Hess, a respected and well-to-do merchant. Fritz Hess owned an imposing house with a beautiful garden on the Mediterranean coast. Front Line Combat Service.