The Heroes of Telemark
Here in the story
Front line
Back from Britain by parachute, the team waits on the frozen plateau and learns that the British glider force has been lost.
What happened here
This vast, treeless mountain plateau in southern Norway was the staging ground for the sabotage of German heavy water production. Four Norwegian commandos of Operation Grouse parachuted onto it on 18 October 1942 and survived the winter hidden in remote cabins, at times living on reindeer moss. In February 1943 the Gunnerside team dropped in to join them, and the combined group descended on the Vemork plant below.
Films and series set in Hardangervidda
The Heavy Water War
Here in the story
Front line
A small advance team parachutes onto the frozen plateau and survives the winter waiting for the attack force.