The — Heroes Of Telemark

The bravery of these men is credited with significantly delaying—or even preventing—Germany's ability to produce an atomic weapon. Their exploits have been immortalized in several major works:

In the early 1940s, the German nuclear energy project was focused on developing a nuclear reactor and, ultimately, an atomic bomb. To do this, they required (deuterium oxide) as a neutron moderator. At the time, the only industrial-scale producer of heavy water in the world was the Vemork hydroelectric plant in Telemark, Norway. The Heroes of Telemark

Realizing the catastrophic potential of a Nazi nuclear weapon, Allied forces launched several high-stakes operations to destroy the plant and its supply lines: The bravery of these men is credited with

A tragic initial attempt involving British paratroopers in gliders. Most of the men were killed in crashes or captured and executed by the Gestapo. At the time, the only industrial-scale producer of