Posted on Oct 23, 2018
Joachim Ronneberg: Norwegian who thwarted Nazi nuclear plan dies
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If theres a book about this, please tell me.
"The men parachuted on to a plateau, skied across country, descended into a ravine and crossed an icy river before using the railway line to get into the plant and set their explosives. "We very often thought that this was a one way trip," he said. After the explosion, the men escaped into neighbouring Sweden by skiing 320km (200 miles) across Telemark - despite being chased by some 3,000 German soldiers. With a wry smile, Ronneberg described it as "the best skiing weekend I ever had".
"The men parachuted on to a plateau, skied across country, descended into a ravine and crossed an icy river before using the railway line to get into the plant and set their explosives. "We very often thought that this was a one way trip," he said. After the explosion, the men escaped into neighbouring Sweden by skiing 320km (200 miles) across Telemark - despite being chased by some 3,000 German soldiers. With a wry smile, Ronneberg described it as "the best skiing weekend I ever had".
Joachim Ronneberg: Norwegian who thwarted Nazi nuclear plan dies
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WWII World War Two
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Gripping book on audacious mission to sabotage Hitler's nuclear bid
Author Damien Lewis has penned the book telling the story of Joachim Ronneberg and his Special Operations Executive comrades in their bid to destroy chemical vats at the Vemork plant, in Norway.
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SSG Carlos Madden
Thank you. This appears to be the same book Maj William W. 'Bill' Price referenced above.
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