In Poland, which was occupied from the east and west by both Germany and the Soviet Union during the Second World War, traces of that period can still be found. In Poland, which has 208 thousand unexploded war munitions to date, 1300 ready-to-explode munitions were seized yesterday.
AMMUNITIONS WERE DESTROYED BY THE ARMY
The Polish army announced yesterday that a total of 1,300 unexploded ordnances from the Second World War were seized from the area around the Szklarki Waterfall. In its statement on August 25, the army stated that there were 46 specialized engineering units tasked with clearing Polish lands from the remnants of World War II, and that these units received 4,500 notifications of explosives and hazardous materials in 2023 alone. Expert engineers from the Polish army have seized and destroyed 208 thousand unexploded war remnants to date.
The teams, working in line with the notices received from the surroundings of Szklarki Waterfall, initially seized more than 700 unexploded war remnants, including German mortar shells, on August 5. It was also stated that four 105 mm artillery shells, two of which were embedded in tree trunks, were also recovered. Authorities noted that work continues in the area. It was stated that 85 notices were received in 2023 from the Boleslawiec city region, where the waterfall is located, and at the end of the work, approximately 5 thousand unexploded war remnants were seized.
In Poland, where the most intense and violent clashes took place in World War II, expert teams underlined that unexploded war remnants pose a great danger to the civilian population, and that these unstable explosives may explode at any time, warning the public that they should not be approached. (DHA)