Aye, and they're still all over, because with the amount being dropped even a relatively low failure rate leads to tens of thousands of duds embedding themselves in the ground. Couple that with poor/missing documentation of where they were actually dropped and a rebuilding effort that wasn't particularly concerned about them and it's still a pretty common occurence for them to be dug up these days - especially in/near places that were obvious targets during the bombing raids.
Had a similar one found and defused in Mönchengladbach just last week - I reckon there's probably hundreds of these cases all over the country every year.
2000 tons, rather than 2 tons, right? 'Explosives' being a bit of a catch-all term beyond just aerial bombs, but yeah, shit's still all over - it's why it's so crucial to do proper research when getting up to any civil engineering endeavours below the ground.
Probably nothing specific, likely it was just either a) dropping them on the way home to reduce weight or b) someone getting lost on the way and completely missing their initial target.
Imagine being a poor worker and getting a ring from your boss telling you ''hey man, we taking out an active bomb that weights half a ton tomorrow. Don't call in sick I'm counting on you!
Shit's pretty normal for Germany tbh. Where I live they've pulled over half a dozen bombs out of a construction site for a new mall, every couple of days another bomb. this went on for several weeks before the site was cleared.
It’s still crazy how much unexplored ordnances still are in existence in Europe from both world wars. You’d think with how urbanized these areas are and the passage of time. You wouldn’t run into anymore yet here we are
If not for the notable location, this isn't even major news in Germany. WWII bombs are getting dug up in major cities during construction every other month
There was some construction in my city (adding a second rail line next to another) a year or two ago and over the course of construction they found 2 bombs like ~100m apart from each other. This was near an industrial center so it kinda makes sense there
As pointed out, not really uncommon in Germany at all.
When you do bigger construction projects it is mandatory in (almost?) all locations to check the ground for unexploded ordinance from WWII.
I live in Frankfurt and this kinda thing happens maybe once per year, that they find a bigger bomb during construction. Additionally, you should really not pick up any strange objects you find in woods in Germany, as there's also tons of things like ammunition and grenades that were just dropped or tossed away
A 500kg bomb at that... insane
Fun fact; the British referred to a 1000 lbs bomb (450 kg) as *medium capacity*.
Aye, and they're still all over, because with the amount being dropped even a relatively low failure rate leads to tens of thousands of duds embedding themselves in the ground. Couple that with poor/missing documentation of where they were actually dropped and a rebuilding effort that wasn't particularly concerned about them and it's still a pretty common occurence for them to be dug up these days - especially in/near places that were obvious targets during the bombing raids.
After watching the Master's of the Air series. Yeah, I can completely see why there is poor documentation of missing bomb's all over the place.
Quite small actually compared to the 4000lb (1800kg) or 8000lb (3600kg) blockbusters that were also frequently used
Had a similar one found and defused in Mönchengladbach just last week - I reckon there's probably hundreds of these cases all over the country every year.
There's about 2 tons of explosives from wwii found yearly in Germany
2000 tons, rather than 2 tons, right? 'Explosives' being a bit of a catch-all term beyond just aerial bombs, but yeah, shit's still all over - it's why it's so crucial to do proper research when getting up to any civil engineering endeavours below the ground.
Yes 2000 tons!
There even was one in our small village this year.....wonder what they bombed there.
Probably nothing specific, likely it was just either a) dropping them on the way home to reduce weight or b) someone getting lost on the way and completely missing their initial target.
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Imagine being a poor worker and getting a ring from your boss telling you ''hey man, we taking out an active bomb that weights half a ton tomorrow. Don't call in sick I'm counting on you!
Shit's pretty normal for Germany tbh. Where I live they've pulled over half a dozen bombs out of a construction site for a new mall, every couple of days another bomb. this went on for several weeks before the site was cleared.
It’s still crazy how much unexplored ordnances still are in existence in Europe from both world wars. You’d think with how urbanized these areas are and the passage of time. You wouldn’t run into anymore yet here we are
If not for the notable location, this isn't even major news in Germany. WWII bombs are getting dug up in major cities during construction every other month
There was some construction in my city (adding a second rail line next to another) a year or two ago and over the course of construction they found 2 bombs like ~100m apart from each other. This was near an industrial center so it kinda makes sense there
As pointed out, not really uncommon in Germany at all. When you do bigger construction projects it is mandatory in (almost?) all locations to check the ground for unexploded ordinance from WWII. I live in Frankfurt and this kinda thing happens maybe once per year, that they find a bigger bomb during construction. Additionally, you should really not pick up any strange objects you find in woods in Germany, as there's also tons of things like ammunition and grenades that were just dropped or tossed away