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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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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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ORP Conrad

ORP Conrad

Former Cruiser in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).

Vehicle, Armed Forces, Poland

1 memorial
Battle of Mareth

Battle of Mareth

In Southern Tunisia.  Also known as the Battle of the Horseshoe.  To quote the plaque: "History records this as one of the greatest and most terrible battles fought by the Regiment in the Second Wo...

Event, Armed Forces, Africa

1 memorial
Henry Edward Wigley

Henry Edward Wigley

Henry Edward Wigley was born on 11 March 1888 in Bermondsey, Surrey (now Greater London), a son of Charles James Wigley (1840-1893) and Charlotte Ann Wigley née Forrest (1853-1915). His birth was r...

Person, Armed Forces

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
J. R. Bower
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
W. C. T. Brown

W. C. T. Brown

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial

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Peake Estates Ltd

Peake Estates Ltd

Real estate managers. According to the Companies House website this a private limited company that was incorporated on 25 March 1935. Their current (2024) registered office address is 172 Old Milto...

Group, Property

1 memorial
A. R. Gough

A. R. Gough

Architect. Based in Bristol. He also designed St Jude's in Mildmay and a fountain to celebrate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee in Charlbury, Oxfordshire.

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
R. F. MacKie

R. F. MacKie

N6, Kiln Lane, 1-6

Plaque actually in Winchester Terrace.

1 subject commemorated
Croydon Minster war memorial - cross

Croydon Minster war memorial - cross

CR0, Church Street

"They died that we might live." is a quite common inscription on war memorials and sounds like a quotation but we cannot identify a source.

2 subjects commemorated
Arthur Moore Lascelles, VC

Arthur Moore Lascelles, VC

He was an acting captain in the Durham Light Infantry, when on 3rd December 1917, Masnieres, France he was faced with a heavy bombardment. Although wounded he continued to encourage his men until t...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
2 memorials