Overview
- Oranienburg's 250‑kg bomb was successfully defused Wednesday and the roughly 1‑kilometre cordon was lifted so residents could return to their homes.
- Nürnberg saw a 225‑kg device near the Rangierbahnhof defused Wednesday after about 1,450 people were evacuated, and a separate 112.5‑kg bomb found nearby is scheduled for evacuation at 11 a.m. Thursday with a planned 13:00 earliest defusal.
- Bochum announced an English 250‑kg bomb found during sondage work that required a planned evacuation of about 1,800 people, while Bottrop/Gladbeck reported a 500‑kg bomb with a 500‑metre safety radius and checks underway for a 24‑person dementia care group.
- Göttingen will carry out on‑site controlled explosions of three small WWII bombs on Monday the 16th with a 300‑metre exclusion zone and only one household affected, and local roads including the B27 approach will be closed for the operation.
- Municipal police, fire services and specialised Kampfmittelräumdienste are following a four‑step clearance procedure of identification, evacuation, defusal or controlled explosion, and reopening, a routine task that removes about 5,000 tonnes of wartime ordnance in Germany each year and causes repeated disruption to transport, schools and residents.