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Kadykchan

Kadykchan: The Coal Town Built by Prisoners and Abandoned to the Cold Places

Centralia, Pennsylvania

Centralia, Pennsylvania: The Town Above the Fire That Never Went Out Places

Sound Mirrors

The Sound Mirrors of Kent: Concrete Ears That Listened for Enemy Aircraft Places

Camp Century

Camp Century: The Cold War City Under the Greenland Ice Places

Zofiówka Sanatorium

Zofiówka Sanatorium: The Jewish Psychiatric Hospital Beneath the Otwock Pines Places

The Wolfs Lair

The Wolf’s Lair: Hitler’s Forest Headquarters on the Eastern Front Places

Operation Cue

Operation Cue: The Atomic Test That Bombed a Whole Town Events

Sorpe Dam

Sorpe Dam: The Wall the Dambusters Could Not Break Places

Events

Operation Gunnerside: Six Skiers and the Heavy Water Raid

In February 1943, nine Norwegian saboteurs descended a frozen gorge, crept into the Vemork plant and destroyed its heavy water cells without firing a shot. Here is the full story of the raid, the escape to Sweden, and what really happened next.

Places

Vemork: The Norwegian Power Station at the Heart of the Heavy Water War

Built in 1911 as the world's largest power station, Vemork later became the only industrial source of heavy water in occupied Europe. This guide follows its story from fertiliser works to wartime target to museum, with visiting details for today.