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Forty one crates of WW1 missiles secured in a forest

26 May 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Forty one crates of WW1 missiles secured in a forest

Police officers secured over 160 anti-tank missiles dating back to World War 1 in a forest by Kojęcin, South-West Poland. The unexploded ordnance was found by workers cutting down trees.

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Digger hits unexploded ordnance which detonates on site

6 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Digger hits unexploded ordnance which detonates on site

A mechanical digger operating at a beach between Dziwnów and Dziwnówek, North-West Poland, has hit some unexploded ordnance. It exploded lifting the digger in the air.

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Two dead after throwing unexploded ordnance into fire

4 December 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Two dead after throwing unexploded ordnance into fire

Two man, who found a piece of unexploded ordnance from World War 2 era decided to throw it into a fire in order to disarm it. One died at site of the explosion, the other passed away in the hospital after being severely injured.

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Kids brought home a WW2 air bomb

3 October 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Kids brought home a WW2 air bomb

Police officers were alarmed that an air bomb was brought home by kids who found the object in a field near Szopinek, near Zamość, South-East Poland.

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Cache of over 2000 bombs found in a forest

26 July 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Cache of over 2000 bombs found in a forest

A forest ranger discovered some unexploded ordnance in a forest near Sierpc, Central Poland. After informing the local Police sappers conducted excavations at the site, unearthing over 2000 bombs and missiles dating back to World War 2.

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World War 2 unexploded missile found in Warsaw

22 July 2017 | Archaeo Feed
World War 2 unexploded missile found in Warsaw

Construction workers discovered a piece of unexploded ordnance dating to World War 2 at a residential building construction site in South Praga district of Warsaw, Poland.

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Unexploded ordnance from WW2 found by teenagers in forest

19 July 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Unexploded ordnance from WW2 found by teenagers in forest

Two local teenagers discovered unexploded ordnance from WW2 in a forest in Karwacz, Eastern Poland.

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Stash of WW2 ammunition found during house raid

30 June 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Stash of WW2 ammunition found during house raid

Criminal Police officers from Lidzbark, Northern Poland, discovered a stash of illegal ammunition dating back to World War 2 that was being held in a private flat in the city.

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Unknown German bunkers found in city’s centre

17 May 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Unknown German bunkers found in city's centre

Archaeologists excavation the area of a hill by the Świętoduska street, just behind the Town Hall in Lublin, East Poland, unearthed a previously unknown German WW2 bunker and remains of fortified firing positions.

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Accidental discovery of a WWII air bomb

16 April 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Accidental discovery of a WWII air bomb

A passer-by discovered what looked like a piece of World War II unexploded ordnance, near the Świsłocz river, in the area of Krynki, East Poland, just 100 metres from the Polish-Belarusian border.

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Artillery shell fuse accidentally dug out

14 March 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Artillery shell fuse accidentally dug out

A women digging in her recreational plot in Toruń, Poland, discovered an object that resembled unexploded ordnance. She packed the metal item and brought it to the nearest Police station.

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Unexploded ordnance from World War II found at a scrapyard

25 January 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Unexploded ordnance from World War II found at a scrapyard

Workers segregating metal at a scrapyard in Pleszew, West-Central Poland, discovered 80 kilograms of various unexploded ordnance dating to World War II.

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Sappers find artefacts while clearing forests of unexploded ordnance

14 January 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Sappers find artefacts while clearing forests of unexploded ordnance

Artefacts being 2500 years old were found during a scheduled clearing of a forest area in the district of Wipsowo, northern Poland, from potential unexploded ordnance by sappers in cooperation with archaeologists.

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WW2 ammunition, unexploded ordnance, helmets and more found in West Poland

23 December 2016 | Archaeo Feed
WW2 ammunition, unexploded ordnance, helmets and more found in West Poland

Police in Gorzów, West Poland, was notified about the possibility of unexploded ordnance being located underground in the area of a former military base. Sappers called on the scene found numerous World War II armaments and ammunition.

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Underground battlefield excavations reveal hidden graffiti

5 December 2016 | Archaeo Feed
Underground battlefield excavations reveal hidden graffiti

Group of volunteer explorers surveyed a sector of the line called Copse – which is part of a 12km long First World War front near Lens, northern France. They discovered numerous items and several pen and pencil inscriptions made by tunnellers of Durham Light Infantry.

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