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''Nordstern'' (En: "North Star"), often erroneously referred to as ''Neu Drontheim'' (En: "New Trondheim") , was the Nazi plan for the creation of a new German metropolis in German-occupied Norway during World War II. It was planned to have a population of around 250,000–300,000 inhabitants.〔Spotts, p. 331.〕 The building site of the city was located southwest of the Norwegian city of Trondheim. Because of the significant strategic importance of the Trondheimsfjord to the German military, it was to be constructed in conjunction with a major navy and military base that would give Germany unprecedented maritime control over the North Atlantic area, a move strongly supported by ''Großadmiral''s Erich Raeder and Karl Dönitz.〔Thomas, Charles S.: ''The German Navy in the Nazi Era''. Naval Institute Press, 1990. ()〕 Adolf Hitler stated that the city was to become "a German Singapore", and it eventually became one of his favorite architectural projects.〔Spotts, p. 33.〕〔Rothwell, Victor: ''War Aims in the Second World War: the War Aims of the Major Belligerents 1939–45'', page 37. Edinburgh University Press, 2005. ()〕 During the war itself, the port city was already turned into a major base for German U-Boat submarines, Dora 1.〔(''The German Northern Theater of Operations 1940–1945'' )〕 ==Strategic importance== The conquest of Norway by the ''Wehrmacht'' presented the military leadership of the Third ''Reich'' with new opportunities for expansion. The city of Trondheim and its accompanying bay were determined to be very favorably located strategically for several reasons. Prior to the outbreak of war, the retired ''Vizeadmiral'' and naval strategist Wolfgang Wegener had already long stressed the strategic benefits that acquiring bases along the Norwegian coastline would give Germany.〔Murray, Williamson; Knox, MacGregor; Bernstein, Alvin H. ''The Making of Strategy: Rulers, States, and War'', pp 365–366. ()〕 One notable example of these benefits is the case of the battleship , which had to be continually moved back to Germany for any additional repairs that she required. Due to her sheer size, there were simply no other docks in the north large enough to accommodate her.〔Zetterling, Niklas; Tamelander, Michael: ''Tirpitz: The Life and Death of Germany's Last Super Battleship''. Casemate Publishers, 2009. ()〕 After the failure of the ''Luftwaffe'' to subdue Great Britain in the Battle of Britain by airpower alone, it was recognized that the fight for the British Isles would have to be fought and won at sea.〔 Furthermore, it would be of major importance if the ''Kriegsmarine'' were to pursue any farther-reaching operations in the Atlantic in the near future, for instance if the United States were to engage in war with it.〔 These and other motivations—such as Swedish iron ore shipments from Narvik—led the ''Oberkommando der Wehrmacht'' (Armed Forces High Command; OKW) to classify the possession of Norway in general and Trondheim in particular as strategically vital to the German war effort. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nordstern」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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