Bluie East Five
| Type | 247 Other | |
| Historical Name of Location | North Greenland, Greenland | |
| Coordinates | 73.491187000, -21.537138000 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseBluie East Five was originally established in the early 1930s as a scientific station, located on a small peninsula on the south coast of Clavering Island in eastern Greenland. After the arrival of US forces, it served as a radio and weather station and the headquarters of the Danish North-East Greenland Sledge Patrol until 1943. In Mar 1943, it was raided by a German patrol, which destroyed the main building. Fearing German usage, US aircraft bombed the site. Bluie East Five was re-established at nearby Myggbukta, a Norwegian whaling, radio, and weather station originally established in the 1920s.
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Last Major Update: Feb 2019
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| 23 Mar 1943 | A German military patrol raided the original Bluie East Five radio and weather station in eastern Greenland, destroying the main building. |
| 14 May 1943 | US aircraft bombed the Bluie East Five site in eastern Greenland, suspecting German usage of the site. |
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C. Peter Chen says:25 Mar 2021 05:15:53 AM
Thank you, anonymous of 23 Mar 2021. The typographical error has been corrected.
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| WW2-Era Place Name | North Greenland, Greenland |
| Lat/Long | 73.4912, -21.5371 |
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