The mission was led by 23-year-old Joachim Ronneberg. The men were tasked with destroying a hydroelectric plant in Telemark, Norway. It was dramatised in 1965 film the Heroes of Telemark.
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There are very few secrets left in the world of ski holidays. Luckily the Norwegian resort of Gausta – 115 miles west of Oslo in the region of Telemark – knows how to keep quiet.