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Norwegian NCO served with Norwegian Army attached to Special Operations Executive during attack on Norsk Hydro heavy water plant, Vermork, Norway, 2/1943
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REEL 1 Recollections of operations as NCO with Norwegian Army attached to Special Operations Executive during attack on Norsk Hydro heavy water plant, Vermork, Norway, 2/1943: size of force for attack; details of journey to Vermork; approach to Norsk Hydro plant; rest and wait in front of gate; entry into plant; amount of time available for operation; activity within plant; location during and description of explosion; reaction of German sentry; discussion before and shooting of sentry by Jens Anton Poulsson; opinion about German sentry's reaction; escape from plant; story of password; opinion of fault in attack.
