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Invading Antarctica: Secret South Pole Colony
Operation Highjump was commanded by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, lasted six-months and included 4,700 armed personnel, thirteen ships and thirty-three aircraft.
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Admiral Byrd’s Antarctica Claim
Admiral Richard E. Byrd led several expeditions to the continent, the most famous being Operation Highjump in 1946-47 and Operation Deep Freeze in the 1950s