Overview

• At 11:18 a.m. explosive ordnance experts completed the controlled detonation of all 14 anti-tank mines without incident.
• The mines were among 211 unexploded devices uncovered in May during construction of a new residential area in Bernau.
• A 400 meter exclusion zone prompted the temporary evacuation of about 250 local residents and several businesses.
• Specialists determined the anti-tank mines posed too high a risk for transport and required on-site demolition.
• The operation highlights Germany’s ongoing challenge of handling roughly 5,000 unexploded WWII ordnance finds each year.