In 1943 Norwegian resistance commandos sponsored by the SOE raided the enemy-occupied Norsk hydro plant in the Telemark region of Norway. This successful raid sabotaged the machinery that was producing heavy water which is used in the manufacture of the atomic bomb. Thanks to those heroic Norwegian commandos the enemy's attempt to develop the atomic bomb was thwarted.
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Heroes of Telemark
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Second Lieutenant Edward Luke Henry Bagot
Edward Luke Henry Bagot was born on 18 October 1896 the younger child of Major, The Honourable, Walter Lewis Bagot, DSO (1864-1927) and Margaret Jane Caroline Bagot née Cadogan (1856-1941). His bir...
War dead, WW1
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5th (Volunteer) The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
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1 memorial
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
David J. Stevens
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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Darcey Bussell
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2 memorials
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford
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90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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