Children's discovery shocked: grenade from the Second World War found!

Children's discovery shocked: grenade from the Second World War found!

In the Eichsfeld, an unexpected find causes excitement: curious children have discovered a grenade as they played on the river. The incident occurred when they discovered a grenade in the river bed and immediately informed their parents. These in turn had the right feeling and reported the find to the city. As reported MDR, it was a grenade from the Second World War that was exposed by the dryness in the river bed. Fortunately, the explosive body was still filled with explosives, but no longer provided with a detonator, which the situation defused.

The ordnance clearing service from Erfurt was immediately alerted and confirmed the find. An evacuation of the surroundings was not necessary, which certainly made residents easier. Instead, the experts transported the grenade for safe disposal so that the danger could be banned as soon as possible. Mayor Christian Zwingmann was proud of the responsible action of the children and rewarded them with a voucher for the Leine-Bad and suitable towels. A nice gesture that certainly put a smile on the face of the young discoverers.

safety precautions are important

Such incidents remind us that even in calm regions such as the Eichsfeld, encounters with the past can wait for us. Similar situations were recently existed on the banks of the Rhine in Boppard, where a tank grenade from the Second World War had to be successfully blown up. The ordnance clearance service decided to explore on site because the dud was no longer transportable. A cycle path and a tennis facility had to be temporarily blocked, but federal roads and the Rhine shipping were not disturbed, as Zeit reported.

Experience shows that ordnance clearing service (KMRD) plays an important role in the defusing of such dangers. The service is located at the regional council in Darmstadt and is responsible for all of Hesse. The tasks include the implementation of ordnance clearance work and the information about possible ordnance on land, especially in bombing areas. Inquiries for the pollution of the ordnance must be made in writing, but must also contain an exact location, corridor or detailed plan, which marks the property boundaries, report the information of the rp-darmstadt.