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  1943 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
February 28 - Operation Gunnerside, 6 Norwegians led by Joachim Ronneberg successfully attack the heavy water plant Vemork.
By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings.
August 1 - Operation Tidal Wave: 177 B-24 Liberator bombers from the U.S. Army Air Force bomb oil refineries at Ploiesti, Romania.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1943   (3577 words)

  
 History of Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Eventually, on June 7 the Norwegian forces had to surrender and King and government left Norway to form a government in exile in London.
The Norwegian national socialist politician Vidkun Quisling attempted a coup the same day, but was met with such strong resistance from the people that Nazi Germany deposed him within a week and installed a bureaucratic administration in lieu of a government.
The worldwide operations of the large Norwegian merchant fleet was a material aid to the Allies.
history-of-norway.iqnaut.net   (2266 words)

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