Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> "In the evening of 27 February 1943, nine uniformed Norwegians > climbed down > an ice-covered precipice near Rjukan, crossed a small river, and > crawled up > the equally steep other side of the valley, to a heavily guarded > industrial > plant on the mountain side. The armed German guards taken care > of, some of > the men entered the factory and placed their explosive charges in > carefully > selected spots. After midnight, a muffled explosion echoed through the > narrow valley ... 500 kilogrammes of heavy water had been destroyed, along > with several vital parts of the production plant." > or you can watch the movie with Kirk Douglas.... :-) - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html