NEUSCHWABENLAND: The Lost Colony Seal of the German Antarctica Expedition There have always been tales floating around that the Germans were involved in some kind of plot to claim Antarctica as a territory, or at least use it for some kind of research or base for military operations. Little is known of these strange expeditions, but they did in fact take place. Available information is scanty, so if you know anything about this or other subjects on this site, please see the Contributors Wanted page. The very first German Antarctic expedition was carried out in 1873, under Sir...