During World War II, an isolated sledge patrol in Greenland came upon a secret team of Germans
by Futility Closet from on (#4KWYG)
In 1943 an isolated sledge patrol came upon a secret German weather station in northeastern Greenland. The discovery set off a series of dramatic incidents that unfolded across 400 miles of desolate coast. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll follow this arctic struggle, an often overlooked drama of World War II.
We'll also catch some speeders and puzzle over a disastrous remedy.