During which war was Harrer arrested in the Himalayas?
World War I
Vietnam War
World War II
Korean War
Answer
During World War II, Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountaineer and explorer, was arrested in the Himalayas by the British authorities. Harrer was part of a four-person expedition attempting to climb Nanga Parbat, the ninth-highest mountain in the world. Amidst geopolitical tensions and heightened global conflicts during the war, the team found themselves in a precarious situation.
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