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| has gloss | eng: The Jørstad River bridge sabotage was an operation carried out on 13 January 1945 by members of the Norwegian Independent Company 1 during World War II. The operation bore the code-name "Woodlark". The aim was to blow up a railway bridge in order to disrupt the railway Nordland Line in Snåsa, Norway. Six hours after the bridge had been destroyed, a military troop train unaware of the sabotage derailed and crashed into the river below, killing 70-80 people (among them two Norwegians) and injuring some 100 more. It remains the single most deadly rail incident ever in Norway. |
| lexicalization | eng: Jorstad River bridge sabotage |
| lexicalization | eng: Jørstad River bridge sabotage |
| instance of | c/Railway accidents in Norway |
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| Norwegian | |
| has gloss | nor: Jørstad elv-sabotasjen var en togulykke/sabotasjeaksjon som skjedde den 13. januar 1945 ved Jørstad i Snåsa kommune. |
| lexicalization | nor: Jørstad elv-sabotasjen |
| Swedish | |
| has gloss | swe: Jørstad elvsabotaget var en tågolycka/sabotageaktion som inträffade 13 januari 1945 vid Jørstad i Snåsa kommun i Norge. |
| lexicalization | swe: Jørstad elvsabotaget |
| Media | |
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| media:img | Jørstadelva war memorial bauta.JPG |
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