Grid square Andalusia

This article covers the coordinate point. For the autonomous region in Spain see Andalusia

Grid square Andalusia
Grid square Andalusia
Coordinates	15 ° 0 ′  S , 18 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 15 ° 0 ′  S , 18 ° 0 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Atlantic Ocean

Grid square Andalusia (English: Point Andalusia) was a secret location in the South Atlantic (coordinate point), which was used by warships of the German navy during the Second World War .

The position was used by German warships to get supplies during operations against allied merchant ships in the southern Atlantic. The position was at 15 ° S, 18 ° W.

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

Known ships that used the supply point

• Admiral Scheer :
  • December 26, 1940: the auxiliary cruisers Pinguin , Thor and the supply ships Nordmark and Eurofeld met
  • January 24th to 28th, 1941: the auxiliary cruiser Thor and the supply ship Nordmark met
  • March 9-10, 1941: the auxiliary cruisers Pinguin and Kormoran and the supply ship Nordmark met

Web links

• Admiral Scheer - heavy cruiser
• Ironclad / Heavy Cruiser 1934–1945 Germany class

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Raiding Cruise of the Admiral Schee.r ( Memento of the original from April 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 23, 2008.