In the early days of WWII, the Royal Air Force assumed that the bomber would always get through, so then how were the Germans picking off bombers with incredible efficiency? German radar stations and systems sprung up along coastlines, harnessing the power of frequencies to help them plot their next move. A bevy of early systems like the Wurzburg and Freya were advanced for their time. The Knickebein, X-Gerat, and Y-Gerat Systems helped bombers navigate during dangerous bombing raids. To secure important weather data, the Nazis sent out ships and erected remote weather stations. Did they also gather weather data from the tolling of Big Ben on the BBC? And were the Nazis working to harness the power of the Sun itself with a space-age Sun Gun?
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Reshaping Nature
Blood and soil. For the Nazis, it wasn't just a metaphor. The Nazis would go to any lengths to bend the natural world to their whims. Nazi archaeologists set to work using archaeological finds to assert an ancient Aryan race. Some of Europe's first nature preserves and biodynamic farms were creat...
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The Nazi Empire
The triumphal architecture of the Nazi regime hints at a deeply dystopian future. Enormous amphitheaters are built, inspired by the Greek ideal, while the oversized Nuremberg Rally Grounds and Olympic Stadium mirror the Roman Colosseum. Meanwhile, Nazi dreams of an ideal city start to take shape....
