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The Nazis' hunt for Atlantis was just one of their many bizarre quests fueled by occult beliefs and pseudoscience.
Convinced that Atlantis was the cradle of an ancient Aryan super-race, Himmler’s SS-backed scholars scoured the world—from Tibet to Iceland—searching for proof.
These strange missions blended mythology, nationalism, and pseudoscience, shaping some of the most mysterious and eerie chapters of World War II history.