“After the explosion, the men escaped into neighbouring Sweden by skiing 320km (200 miles) across Telemark – despite being chased by some 3,000 German soldiers.
With a wry smile, Ronneberg described it as ‘the best skiing weekend I ever had.'” BBC Joachim Ronneberg, the Norwegian who thwarted the Nazi nuclear plan has died at the age of 99.

+ NYT: The Japanese Man Who Saved 6,000 Jews With His Handwriting.