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Title: The last hero of Telemark
Post by: Scherf on April 26, 2013, 04:20:03 AM: I frikken *hate* snow...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22298739

Interesting there was such a level of concern as early as '43.
Title: Re: The last hero of Telemark
Post by: Vudu15 on April 26, 2013, 04:29:53 AM: :salute
Title: Re: The last hero of Telemark
Post by: Volron on April 26, 2013, 07:26:40 AM: Which got me to read this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/nuclear_01.shtml
Title: Re: The last hero of Telemark
Post by: Dragon on April 26, 2013, 08:13:57 AM: Quote from: Volron on April 26, 2013, 07:26:40 AM
Which got me to read this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/nuclear_01.shtml

Interesting read. Actually got out the foil cap for a min there, then put it away.
Title: Re: The last hero of Telemark
Post by: TOMCAT21 on April 26, 2013, 02:43:28 PM: :salute
Title: Re: The last hero of Telemark
Post by: GScholz on April 26, 2013, 02:49:23 PM: :salute

One of the few heroes still with us.
Title: Re: The last hero of Telemark
Post by: Vulcan on April 26, 2013, 03:55:00 PM: Quote from: Dragon on April 26, 2013, 08:13:57 AM
Interesting read. Actually got out the foil cap for a min there, then put it away.

I'm curious how old are you? Reason I ask is this is a fairly well known episode in WW2, and I'm wondering whether that history is slipping by kids these days (much as my generation lost the nuances of WW1).
Title: Re: The last hero of Telemark
Post by: bozon on April 28, 2013, 08:14:54 AM: A very brave raid. It was later found that the Nazies were no where near building the bomb and the war would have ended anyway without them building it. Of course, in 1942 nobody knew how long the war would last and exactly how far they were from building a bomb, so every delay was deemed important.

This reminds us of todays Iran that suffers a series of sabotages to its nuclear program in an effort to delay it. The difference is that there are no ground forces on the way to Tehran that need more time to get there before the bomb is complete. The current actions just delay the inevitable.
Title: Re: The last hero of Telemark
Post by: GScholz on April 28, 2013, 10:08:04 PM: A 1973 documentary about the raid, also featuring Mr. Rønneberg, and other SOE agents and resistance members no longer with us:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwbiRrVAJzw