Overview

• Authorities recorded 53 unexploded Allied bombs made safe in 2024, up from 25 the previous year.
• Total ordnance cleared weighed 87 tonnes, which the ministry said was 39 tonnes less than in 2023.
• More than €2 million was spent on clearance and disposal last year, according to official figures.
• The Kampfmittelbeseitigungsdienst conducts removals, and the public is urged to avoid handling finds and call the police.
• Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann cautioned that further discoveries are likely in areas heavily targeted during the war.