Bomb (Air Delivered)

Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Brandenburg, Schwedt area, Germany on Wed 18th May 2022

18th May 2022

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UPDATE Ammunition found from the Second World War has been successfully detonated in Schwedt. It is still unclear why the bomb was not discovered before the industrial facilities were built. (with video) A bomb from World War II was discovered near Verbio on the industrial site of the PCK refinery in Schwedt on Wednesday . The detonator was defective, so the explosive ordnance disposal service decided to detonate the found ammunition that evening. Shortly after 7 p.m. there was in the forest next to...

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Brandenburg ( Schwedt area )

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