Additional Phots for Item 51528 Above - Heavy Water

Made famous by the 1965 film The Heroes of Telemark. Operation Grouse, SOE successfully placed an advance team of four Norwegians on the Hardanger Plateau above the plant in October 1942
In February 1943, a team of SOE-trained Norwegian commandos destroyed the production facility in Operation Gunnerside; this was followed by Allied bombing raids. The Germans ceased operations, and attempted to move the remaining heavy water to Germany. Norwegian resistance forces then sank the ferry carrying the heavy water, the SF Hydro, on Lake Tinn.

Note: The Secret message is a copy used for the display.

Code: 51529