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2018-08-25 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Forest fire in area laden with unexploded munitions prompts evacuations near Berlin

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Posted by Fred 2018-08-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 ...History always comes back to bite you in the a$$. Betting the vast majority of the UXOs are Soviet.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-08-25 06:08|| 2018-08-25 06:08|| Front Page Top

#2 I recall seeing a tree in France that had an unexploded 75mm round from a Sherman stuck in it. Nose sticking out, the tree had grown around it. Some thoughtful soul had removed the fuse. Had a birds nest in the fuse hole.

Posted by ed in texas 2018-08-25 14:33|| 2018-08-25 14:33|| Front Page Top

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