1938: Nazi Germany sends a secret expedition to Antarctica and claims a slice of it. They call it "New Swabia." 1945: The war ends. Through Operation Paperclip, the US quietly brings 1,600+ Nazi scientists to America and scrubs their files clean. 1946: The US Navy sends 4,700 men, 13 ships and 33 aircraft to Antarctica. Operation Highjump. 1947: Admiral Byrd returns and warns a Chilean newspaper that America must prepare for aircraft that can fly from pole to pole at incredible speed. Why the rush? Why there? Why right after taking in the Nazis? My view: the Germans had already found something under the ice. Remnants of an ancient civilization, and proof of what wiped it out: the Geophysical Event. The Americans didn't go to explore. They went to confirm. Antarctica isn't the last frontier. It's the most guarded secret on Earth.

— Open Minded Approach (@OMApproach) October 16, 2026