Group    From 1943  To 1943

Heroes of Telemark

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Norway

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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Telemark

In this building SOE's Norwegian section planned the Telemark raid to disrupt...

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Violette Szabo & SOE

Unveiled by the Duke.

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Other Subjects

H. A. Mitchell

H. A. Mitchell

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
seven Scots Jacobites

seven Scots Jacobites

We've not found any information about these seven other than they are buried in St Georges Gardens.

Group, Armed Forces

2 memorials
Field Marshal Viscount William Slim

Field Marshal Viscount William Slim

Field Marshal. Born near Bristol, brought up in Birmingham. Fought and wounded in WW1. 14th Army Burma, 1943 - 1945, recaptured Burma from the Japanese in WW2. 1953 - 1960 Governor General of Austr...

Person, Armed Forces, Australia, Burma

1 memorial
A. C. Browning

A. C. Browning

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
A. H. Moody

A. H. Moody

Gloucester Regt.. Fought but did not die in WW1

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial