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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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Pte. T. Collyer
Died in WW1 serving in the 22nd Battalion, The London Regiment.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Albert Reginald Twyford
Soldier. At 14 years old, he managed to conceal his real age when he volunteered for the army. Men under the age of 18 were not allowed to join the army and had to be 19 to be sent on overseas serv...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
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