Sabotage of Nazi Nuclear Programme
In October 1942 Norwegian commandos began a series of raids on a heavy water plant
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
October 6, 20148m 50s
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Show Notes
In October 1942 Norwegian commandos began a series of raids on a heavy water plant in German-occupied Norway. They had to destroy it in order to stop the Nazis from developing an atomic weapon. Joachim Ronneberg is the last surviving member of the Norwegian team.
(Photo: The hydro-electric power station where the heavy water plant was situated. Credit: Hulton Archives/Getty Images)