Gunnerside

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Gunnerside was the codename for a World War II Allied commando operation targeting the German heavy water production facility at Vemork in Nazi-occupied Norway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II operation
commando raid
military operation
aftermath German attempts to move remaining heavy water stocks
belligerent Allies NERFINISHED
Nazi Germany
codenameFor Allied commando operation against Vemork heavy water plant
conductedBy British Special Operations Executive NERFINISHED
Norwegian commandos NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
countryOfOperation Norway NERFINISHED
date February 1943
front Norwegian resistance front NERFINISHED
location Vemork NERFINISHED
method demolition charges placed inside plant
infiltration on skis
nationalityOfMainForce Norwegian
notableFor precision sabotage with no casualties among civilians or raiders at the plant
use of Norwegian resistance support
objective destroy heavy water production
impede German nuclear weapons research
occupyingPowerInTargetArea Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
partOf Norwegian heavy water sabotage NERFINISHED
partOfWiderCampaign Allied efforts to thwart German nuclear program
precededBy Operation Freshman NERFINISHED
relatedOperation sinking of SF Hydro on Lake Tinn
result destruction of key equipment at Vemork
disruption of German heavy water supply
successful sabotage of heavy water plant
target German heavy water production facility at Vemork NERFINISHED
theater European theatre of World War II
typeOfForces special operations forces
year 1943

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Operation Gunnerside codename Gunnerside