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Operation Gunnerside: How a Crew of Military Skiers Ruined the Nazi Bomb
Operation Gunnerside: How a Crew of Military Skiers Ruined the Nazi Bomb
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Feb 26, 2019
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Podcast episode
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On February 27, 1942, nine saboteurs set out in the middle of the night to blow up a Nazi-controlled heavy water plant in Norway. This operation was as crucial as it was complicated -- if the plant continued to function, the Nazis very well may have been able to construct an atomic bomb. Tune in to learn exactly how the commandos glided in and, eventually, skied away. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
Feb 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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