Operation Gunnerside
Who stopped Hitler’s atomic bomb plans?
4.1 (25)
53 mins
Explore the thrilling true story of Norwegian commandos who targeted Hitler’s nuclear bomb program in 1943. Discover how six brave men skied across frozen plateaus and scaled a steep cliff face to infiltrate the guarded heavy water plant. Learn about the legendary sabotage operation that destroyed production without a single gunshot or casualty.
Ep 1:
The Race for the Bomb Begins
As Nazi Germany eyes an atomic bomb, a remote Norwegian hydro plant producing mysterious "heavy water" becomes the most contested substance on Earth—and the clock starts ticking.
Ep 2:
Winter of Resistance and Ruin
Occupied Norway refuses to bow, while exiled scientist Leif Tronstad builds an army of saboteurs—only for a disastrous glider raid to end in tragedy and leave survivors stranded on a frozen plateau.
Ep 3:
Nine Men, One Night, Vemork
Six commandos drop into a blizzard, descend into a frozen ravine, and infiltrate a fortified plant—facing guards, a locked basement, and a watchman's missing glasses in the war's most daring sabotage.
Ep 4:
Sinking the Dream: Aftermath and Reckoning
The saboteurs vanish into the mountains, but Vemork rebuilds—forcing a deadly bombing raid, a lake ferry sabotage, and a final reckoning over just how close Hitler really came to the bomb.
Discussions (5)
Aiden
Level 4 · 5 days agoThe part about Rønneberg not even knowing what heavy water was gets me every time. Just trusted it mattered and got it done. That kind of blind faith in a mission is something else.
Beau
Level 6 · 5 days agoHeisenberg's graphite mistake was indeed real and fatal to their program
Aloysius
Level 2 · 5 days agoNine men blew up a fertilizer plant and saved the world 💀
