Dortmund Thousands Evacuated Due to Bomb Time Invention of World War II

Illustration of the World War II bomb (source: DW)

Daily Mirror Online - Berlin - The German government was forced to evacuate about 20,000 thousand citizens of Dortmund following the discovery of the rest of the World War II bomb weighing 4,000 pounds or 1,814 kg, on Sunday (3/10). The evacuation was carried out on people who live in Radus about 1.5 Km from the center of the discovery of the bomb.

Bombs of World War II are commonly found in Germany, especially in the industrial Ruhr region. The bombs were dropped by Allied forces from the air, while the United States-led forces burned the German who was then dominated by Hitler.

Approximately the same size bomb was found in the city of Koblenz on the Rhine river banks, which forced local authorities to evacuate 45,000 residents.