¿PORQUE EN MISIONES (ARGENTINA) Y PARAGUAY HAY GRAN CANTIDAD DE ALEMANES? - FORO LIBREPENSADOR SIN CENSURA

Archaeologists have uncovered a secret Nazi lair deep in the Argentine jungle — which was built for leaders of the Third Reich in case they needed to flee Germany.

The hideout is located in the Teyu Cuare provincial park near the South American country’s border with Paraguay and was found after researchers used machetes to clear a thick patch of vines and undergrowth, the Argentine newspaper Clarin reported.

All that remains is a series of stone structures adorned with faded swastikas, some German coins from the late 1930s and fragments of porcelain pottery. The lair is believed to have been constructed during World War II in the final days of the Third Reich, according to the Washington Post.

“Apparently, halfway through the Second World War, the Nazis had a secret project of building shelters for top leaders in the event of defeat — inaccessible sites, in the middle of deserts, in the mountains, on a cliff or in the middle of the jungle like this,” Daniel Schavelzon, lead researcher with the University of Buenos Aires, told Clarin.

“This site also has the bonus of allowing inhabitants to be in Paraguay in less than 10 minutes,” he added. “It’s a protected, defendable site where they could live quietly.”

Argentina has become the final resting place of countless Nazi artifacts and memorabilia.

The nation has been gripped by the lifestyles of the Third Reich ever since thousands of war criminals fled to South America with the help of German sympathizers, the Washington Post reports.

Using a system of escape known as “ratlines,” the Nazi runaways established new lives everywhere from Brazil to Argentina. According to some theories, even the Fuhrer himself found refuge in an Argentine idyll, “doddering peacefully in the Andean foothills attended by faithful Nazi servants,” according to archival sources.

But the most notorious German to have called Argentina home would have to be Dr. Joseph Mengele.

Dubbed “the Angel of Death,” the twisted and deranged Nazi doctor became known for his horrid experiments on children, mainly twins and dwarves. Historians have described Mengele as a bloodthirsty maniac who would pluck prisoners out of line and either cruelly experiment on them or send them straight to their deaths in the gas chamber.

Mossad efforts to capture Mengele in the 1960s failed. He was believed to have suffered a stroke while swimming and drowned in 1979.

Earth from Space – Arc de Triomphe, Paris

Arc de Triomphe, Paris.

ESA

This striking, high-resolution image of the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, was captured by Planet SkySat – a fleet of satellites that have just joined ESA’s Third Party Mission Programme in April 2022.
The Arc de Triomphe, or in full Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile, is an iconic symbol of France and one of the world’s best-known commemorative monuments. The triumphal arch was commissioned by Napoleon I in 1806 to celebrate the military achievements of the French armies. Construction of the arch began the following year, on 15 August (Napoleon’s birthday).

The arch stands at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, the meeting point of 12 grand avenues which form a star (or étoile), which is why it is also referred to as the Arch of Triumph of the Star. The arch is 50 m high and 45 m wide.

The names of all French victories and generals are inscribed on the arch’s inner and outer surfaces, while the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I lies beneath its vault. The tomb’s flame is rekindled every evening as a symbol of the enduring nature of the commemoration and respect shown to those who have fallen in the name of France.

The Arc de Triomphe’s location at the Place Charles de Gaulle places it at the heart of the capital and the western terminus of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées (visible in the bottom-right of the image). Often referred to as the ‘most beautiful avenue in the world’, the Champs-Élysées is known for its theatres, cafés and luxury shops, as the finish of the Tour de France cycling race, as well as for its annual Bastille Day military parade.

This image, captured on 9 April 2022, was provided by Planet SkySat – a fleet of 21 very high-resolution satellites capable of collecting images multiple times during the day. SkySat’s satellite imagery, with 50 cm spatial resolution, is high enough to focus on areas of great interest, identifying objects such as vehicles and shipping containers.

SkySat data, along with PlanetScope (both owned and operated by Planet Labs), serve numerous commercial and governmental applications. These data are now available through ESA’s Third Party Mission programme – enabling researchers, scientists and companies from around the world the ability to access Planet’s high-frequency, high-resolution satellite data for non-commercial use.

Within this programme, Planet joins more than 50 other missions to add near-daily PlanetScope imagery, 50 cm SkySat imagery, and RapidEye archive data to this global network.

Peggy Fischer, Mission Manager for ESA’s Third Party Missions, commented, “We are very pleased to welcome PlanetScope and SkySat to ESA’s Third Party Missions portfolio and to begin the distribution of the Planet data through the ESA Earthnet Programme.

“The high-resolution and high-frequency imagery from these satellite constellations will provide an invaluable resource for the European R&D and applications community, greatly benefiting research and business opportunities across a wide range of sectors.”

To find out more on how to apply to the Earthnet Programme and get started with Planet data, click here.

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