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Posted By: Dave 500lb Bomb detonated in Munich - 08/29/2012 11:34 PM
This article in the English edition of Der Spiegel is very interesting. The pictures are great.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/bomb-from-world-war-ii-detonated-in-munich-a-852669.html

That site is a reasonably good source of European news.

Dave
Posted By: Ritterkreuz Re: 500lb Bomb detonated in Munich - 09/04/2012 01:11 AM
That is crazy...
Posted By: Rick Re: 500lb Bomb detonated in Munich - 12/02/2012 05:59 PM
I have read articles that the farmers in France still come accross unexploded shells from WW 1 while plowing their fields!
Posted By: Dave Re: 500lb Bomb detonated in Munich - 12/02/2012 10:30 PM
Rick, you are correct.

Unfortunately, when the "come across" those shells they can be injured or killed as some are still capable of detonation. It is even worse in hilly country as rainfall will expose shells, grenades and the like ... including poison gas shells. There are still a few people killed by WWI poison gas. These shells have almost rusted through and lost most of their pressure, not not quite all.
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