Bluie
WWII United States military code name for Greenland
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::summary WWII United States military code name for Greenland ::
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Bluie was the United States military code name for Greenland during World War II. It is remembered by the numbered sequence of base locations identified by the 1941 United States Coast Guard South Greenland Survey Expedition, and subsequently used in radio communications by airmen unfamiliar with pronunciation of the Greenlandic Inuit and Danish names of those locations. These were typically spoken BLUIE (direction) (number), with direction being east or west along the Greenland coast from Cape Farewell.
- Bluie East One: Torgilsbu at near Aqissiat on Prince Christian Sound
- Bluie East Two: Ikateq airfield with radio and weather station at
- Bluie East Three: Gurreholm radio and weather station on Scoresby Sund
- Bluie East Four: Ella Island radio, weather, and sledge patrol station at
- Bluie East Five: Eskimonæs radio and weather station captured by German troops in 1943 and later reestablished at Myggbukta
- Bluie West One: Narsarsuaq Air Base at
- Bluie West Two: Kipisako unused alternative airfield location on Coppermine Bay
- Bluie West Three: Simiutak HF/DF station at
- Bluie West Four: Marrak Point {{citation needed span|text=airfield, |reason=cited source does not mention an airfield |date=February 2022}} radio and weather station at
- Bluie West Five: Aasiaat radio and weather station at on Disko Island
- Bluie West Six: Thule radio and weather station at
- Bluie West Seven: Kangilinnguit base at to defend the Ivittuut cryolite mine
- Bluie West Eight: Sondrestrom Air Base at
- Bluie West Nine: Cruncher Island light and radio beacon at
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Sources
References
- Morison, p.62
- "Joint Committee Annual Report 2011". United States State Department.
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