Heroes Of Telemark.

 
IT IS REGARDED as the most successful act of sabotage during the Second World War. Against all odds, six courageous Norwegian members of the British Special Operations Executive braved temperatures of -40C across a frozen wilderness to deal a serious blow to Nazi attempts to build an atomic bomb.The February 1943 operation cost the lives of some 30 British commandos. Some were killed when two gliders crashed while attempting to land in Norway, and others were captured, tortured by the Gestapo and shot.The operation that blew up the heavy water plant and saw the team escaping on skis inspired the 1965 movie The Heroes of Telemark, starring Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris.Now, 70 years on, 12 fearless men, including severely injured servicemen, will follow in the footsteps of the heroes to honour their bravery thanks to the New Forest charity Pilgrim Bandits .  Read More HERE