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.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Dege, Wilhelm, 1910-

Contributor:

• Barr, William, 1940-

Series:

• Northern lights series ; 4.
• Northern lights series ; 4

Standardized Title:

• Wettertrupp Handegen, eine deutsche Arktisexpedition 1944/45. English

Language:

• English
• German

Subjects (All):

• Dege, Wilhelm, 1910-.
• Meteorological stations--Norway--Svalbard--History.
• Military meteorology--Germany--History--20th century.
• Military meteorology--Arctic regions--History--20th century.
• World War, 1939-1945--Norway--Svalbard.
• Meteorologists--Germany--Biography.
• World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, German.
• Meteorologists.
• Military meteorology.
• History.
• Meteorological stations.
• Germany.
• Arctic Regions.
• Norway.
• Svalbard.

Genre:

• Personal narratives -- German.
• Biographies.
• Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

xxxv, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Calgary : University of Calgary Press, [2004]

Summary:

Obtaining weather data was vital for military operations in Northwestern Europe during World War II. In an effort to secure this data, the German Navy and Air Force secretly established manned weather stations in East Greenland, Svalbard, and Franz Josef Land. War North of 80 is the personal story of Wilhelm Dege, the leader of the last weather station, code-named Operation Haudegen. Dege describes the mission from beginning to end. On 9 May 1945, the Allies dispatched a vessel to pick up Dege and his team, who were thus, in effect, the last German troops to surrender. With a detailed introduction, Barr's translation offers English-speaking readers a rare glimpse into the Germans' account of weather activities during World War II in the Arctic. An epilogue written by Dege's son offers insight into the various fates of the expedition members who worked alongside his father.

Notes:

• Translation of: Wettertrupp Haudegen.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1552381102 :

OCLC:

53253489