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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Grouse canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| 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
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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
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reconnaissance ⓘ sabotage support operation ⓘ |
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