Launched at the 1943 height of World War Two, Operation Tabarin was said to be a top-secret project to establish military bases and watch German and Japanese activities in the freezing South Pole. But the expedition also helped protect vital allied shipping in the South Atlantic - and crucially helped stamp out Argentina's efforts to reclaim the Falklands. The incident led to HMS Queen of Bermuda patrolling the area between South Georgia, the South Shetland Islands and Weddell Sea - and the expedition soon followed. Operation Tabarin veterans Reece, White and Rusell remained at their bases, continuing their work for the FIDS. Participants of Operation Tabarin were awarded the Polar Medal in 1953.

Source: Fox News November 05, 2018 17:48 UTC