Interior Ministry reports 240 bombs defused in Oranienburg

nordkurier.de (German)

Nearly 240 unexploded bombs from World War II have been defused in Oranienburg since 1999. The Interior Ministry stated Oranienburg has an unprecedented density of these bombs, and the city will become a pioneer region for bomb disposal with permanent new competencies. Brandenburg leads Germany in suspected unexploded ordnance areas, with a systematic search ongoing for five years to clear land.


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