Norwegian heavy water sabotage - Wikipedia
网页The Norwegian heavy water sabotage (Bokmål: Tungtvannsaksjonen; Nynorsk: Tungtvassaksjonen) was a series of Allied-led efforts to halt German heavy water production via hydroelectric plants in Nazi Germany-occupied Norway during World War II, involving both Norwegian commandos and Allied bombing raids. During the …
Operation Gunnerside: The Norwegian Attack on Heavy Water …
网页2018年2月23日 · Memorialized in movies, books and TV mini-series, the winter sabotage of the Vemork chemical plant in Telemark County of Nazi-occupied Norway was one of the most dramatic and important military ...
Inside the Daring Mission That Thwarted a Nazi Atomic Bomb
网页2016年6月5日 · On February 27, 1942, nine saboteurs scaled a cliff in the middle of the night to blow up a Nazi-controlled heavy water plant in Norway. Hollywood turned the story of the attack into The...
Operation Gunnerside: The Daring Norwegian Commando Raid …
网页2024年2月26日 · Ronneberg would lead Norwegian commandos as they parachuted into the wilderness, skied their way to a hydropower plant, infiltrated the heavily guarded cliffside facility via a ravine, and...
Operation Gunnerside - Nuclear Museum
网页2017年7月28日 · Operation Gunnerside successfully destroyed the Vemork heavy water production facility and supplies. The raid caused the Germans to lose about 500 kg of heavy water and decommissioned the plant for a few months. The mission’s success, however, was not a final blow to the Germans’ heavy water production.
One of the most famous acts of sabotage during WWII happened …
网页2022年7月1日 · The heavy water operation was a series of military sabotage operations against Norsk Hydro's plant in Rjukan, Telemark during World War II. The actions were carried out by the Allies and aimed to prevent Germany from gaining access to heavy water produced in Rjukan.
NOVA | Hitler's Sunken Secret | Norwegian Resistance Coup - PBS
网页Learn about the daring sabotage of the German heavy water production effort in this passage from the book The Real Heroes of Telemark.
How a Daring Norwegian WWII Raid Kept Nazis From Getting …
网页2021年2月28日 · In January 1940, German officials asked to buy all of Norsk Hydro's heavy water stock and if it was possible to increase the plant's monthly output 10-fold to meet German demand.
German Atomic Bomb Project - Nuclear Museum
网页2016年10月18日 · Following their invasion of Norway in 1940, the Germans assumed control of the Norsk Hydro heavy water plant at Vemork. Not only was heavy water a less effective moderator than graphite, it made the German program reliant on the Norwegian plant.
Digs & Discoveries - The Secrets of Sabotage - Archaeology …
网页Heavy water is a necessary component for efficient nuclear fission reactions, and thus was highly prized by the Germans, who had invaded and taken over Norway in April of 1940. The Vemork Plant...