Operation Freshman
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title:
Operation Freshman
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Operation Freshman was the codename given to a British airborne operation conducted in November 1942 during World War II. It was the first British airborne operation using Airspeed Horsa gliders, and its target was the Vemork Norsk Hydro hydrogen electrolysis plant in Telemark, Norway which produced heavy water as a by-product. By 1942, the German nuclear weapons programme had come close to being able to develop a nuclear reactor, but for the reactor to function it would require a great deal of
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Codename of a British operation during WWII
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Freshman
date created:
2004-08-09T18:29:03Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T01:21:51Z
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