While Norway is often remembered for its neutral stance and subsequent occupation during the Second World War, a small group of Norwegian soldiers executed one of the war’s most daring sabotage missions. In 1943, Operation Gunnerside saw five men from the Special Operations Executive’s Norwegian section infiltrate the heavily guarded Vemork heavy water plant in Telemark. This episode explores how they bypassed Nazi defenses, destroyed the electrolysis cells critical to Germany’s atomic bomb program, and escaped across the Hardangervidda plateau. We examine the role of key figures like Knut Haukelid and Josef Berg, the political tensions within the Norwegian resistance, and the broader strategic context of Allied efforts to halt nuclear development. Unlike previous episodes that focused on naval battles or general occupation policies, this story delves into the tactical precision, moral ambiguity, and sheer audacity of these covert operations.
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