Point Andalusia

The Point Andalusia (German: Planquadrat Andalusien) was a set, secret, location in the Southern Atlantic Ocean, used by warships of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during the Second World War.

History

The location was used by German warships to re-supply during operation in the Southern Atlantic Ocean against allied merchant ships. The location was at 15° S 18° W.[1]

It was an important supply point used by a variety of German ships during the war.

Ships using the supply point

Admiral Scheer:
- 26 December 1940: met raider Pinguin, Thor and supply ships Nordmark and Eurofeld
- 24 to 28 January 1941: met Thor and Nordmark
- 9 to 10 March 1941: met Pinguin, Kormoran and Nordmark

gollark: ~~🌵~~

gollark: ~~yes, I think~~

gollark: ***it comes***

gollark: Well, not this hour!

gollark: Hmm. Using a misinterpretation of probability, now that I missed a 2G prize unluckily I'm sure to get good cave drops!

References

The Raiding Cruise of the Admiral Scheer Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine accessed: 23 July 2008

External links

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[1] The Raiding Cruise of the Admiral Scheer Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine accessed: 23 July 2008