Nordstern (city)
Nordstern (English: "North Star"), sometimes referred to as Neu Drontheim ("New Trondheim"), was a Nazi plan for the creation of a new metropolis located in German-occupied Norway. It was planned to be built in Øysand, southwest of the city of Trondheim, and have a population of around 250,000 to 300,000 German inhabitants. Nordstern's construction would be in conjunction with a major Kriegsmarine base due to the significant strategic importance of Trondheim Fjord to the German military. The new city and base would give Germany unprecedented maritime control over the North Atlantic area, a move strongly supported by Großadmirals Erich Raeder and Karl Dönitz. German leader Adolf Hitler envisioned the city as "a German Singapore", and it became one of his favorite architectural projects. Strategic importance The conquest of Norway by the Wehrmacht presented the military leadership of the Nazi Germany 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. One notable example of these