Operation Grouse

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Operation Grouse was a World War II British-led Norwegian commando mission that preceded and supported the main attack on the Vemork heavy water plant to disrupt Nazi Germany’s nuclear program.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II commando raid
military operation
aimedAt hindering German production of heavy water
alsoKnownAs Grouse team landing NERFINISHED
belligerent Norway NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
codename Grouse NERFINISHED
commander Jens-Anton Poulsson NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
country United Kingdom
countrySupported Norwegian resistance movement NERFINISHED
date 1942
hasLanguage English
Norwegian
historicalPeriod 1940s
involved Norwegian Independent Company 1 NERFINISHED
location Norway NERFINISHED
Telemark NERFINISHED
method air insertion by glider tow and parachute
militaryBranch British Army
notableFor harsh winter survival by small commando team
objective facilitate disruption of Nazi Germany's nuclear program
support sabotage of the Vemork heavy water plant
opposedBy Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
organisedBy Special Operations Executive NERFINISHED
participants British Special Operations Executive NERFINISHED
Norwegian commandos
partOf Norwegian heavy water sabotage NERFINISHED
planningAgency British Special Operations Executive NERFINISHED
preceded Operation Freshman NERFINISHED
relatedTo Operation Freshman NERFINISHED
Operation Gunnerside NERFINISHED
result enabled successful Operation Gunnerside attack
successful establishment of advance party near Vemork
startDate 1942-10
strategicContext Allied efforts to prevent German atomic weapons development
supported Operation Gunnerside NERFINISHED
target Vemork heavy water plant NERFINISHED
targetCountry Germany NERFINISHED
terrain mountainous plateau
theatre European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED
typeOfAction pathfinder mission
reconnaissance
sabotage support operation

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Norwegian heavy water sabotage hasPart Operation Grouse