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

W. Gillham

W. Gillham

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
A. Poole

A. Poole

Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
24th Division of the army

24th Division of the army

Raised in 1914 and fought in France from August 1915 - end of WW1.

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
E. W. Danks

E. W. Danks

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

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Victor Keep

Victor Keep

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial