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''Slædepatruljen Sirius'' (Sirius Sled Patrol) or informally ''Siriuspatruljen'' (Sirius Patrol) is a unique elite Danish navy unit that conducts long-range reconnaissance patrolling, and enforces Danish sovereignty in the Arctic wilderness of Northern and Eastern Greenland, an area that includes the largest national park in the world.〔(Nationalpark i Grønland - verdens største naturreservat )〕 Patrolling is usually done in pairs, sometimes for four months and often without additional human contact. The Sirius Patrol has the ability to engage militarily, and has done so historically. Its purpose is to maintain Danish sovereignty and police the area of responsibility.〔(Formål og opgaver ) Forsvaret, Grønlands Kommando〕 The physical and psychological demands for acceptance into the unit are exceptional. Crown Prince Frederik patrolled with the Sirius Patrol.〔(Slædepatruljen Sirius ) Den Digitale Slæderejse - Indsigt〕 == History == The unit, then known as the North-East Greenland Sledge Patrol, was activated in the summer of 1941 during World War II to prevent German landings along the northeast coast of Greenland. At the time, the Germans established a number of secret weather stations on the eastern coast of the island as this would provide them with invaluable meteorological information both to assist their U-boat campaign and to predict the weather situation in the European theatre. Thus the patrol's activities to eliminate these stations and deny Germany such information had significant implications both for the Battle of the Atlantic in the sea and for air and land fighting in Europe, despite the enormous distance of Greenland from the main theatres of war. The patrol discovered the German weather station ''Holzauge'' at Hansa Bay on the northeast coast of Sabine Island, which was subsequently destroyed by United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) bombers from Iceland. During the war, the unit suffered one man killed in action. Two others were captured by German forces, but escaped and rejoined the patrol shortly afterward.〔(Sledge Members )〕 In 2008, the National Bank of Denmark issued a 10 DKK commemorative coin of Sirius. 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「Slædepatruljen Sirius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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