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

S. Bewsey

S. Bewsey

R.A.S.C.. Fought but did not die in WW1. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: First he writes "The memorial shows S. Bewsey having been a member of the R.A.S.C. (i.e. the Royal Army Ser...

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
G. Linklett

G. Linklett

Employed at the Streatham bus garage. Served and was killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Gunner Frederick George Gatward

Gunner Frederick George Gatward

Frederick George Gatward was born on 20 March 1890 in Bromley-by-Bow, London, the eldest of the eight children of George Frederick Gatward (1868-1922) and Sarah Gatward née Impey (1872-1943). His b...

Person, Armed Forces, Transport, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
L. Wood

L. Wood

Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Gulf War

Gulf War

47 UK military died in Iraq during this war.

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy, Iraq

1 memorial