According to Summerhayes and Beeching, in one of the less well-known Antarctic expeditions, and using a vessel named Schwabenland, in December 1938 and April 1939 the Germans visited the western part of what is now known as Dronning Maud, concerned as they were about the future of the German whaling industry. This mission was therefore planned to claim a piece of Antarctica and to find there a place suitable for a base for the German whaling fleet.
De acuerdo a Summerhayes y Beeching, en una de las expedicionesantárticas menos conocidas, y usando una embarcación llamada Schwabenland, en diciembrede 1938 y abril de 1939, los alemanes visitaron la parte oriental de lo que hoy se conocecomo Tierra de la Reina Maud, preocupados por el futuro de la industria ballenera alemana.Esta misión buscaba reclamar un pedazo de la Antártica y encontrar allí un lugar adecuadopara una base para la flota ballenera alemana.