A walk through a forest in Berlin led to an unexpected discovery after a passerby spotted a suspicious object in the Pankow district, in the northern part of the German capital.
Special units from Berlin’s State Criminal Police Office were called to the scene and later uncovered 59 unexploded shells buried in the ground. According to authorities, the ammunition dated back to World War II and was of Soviet design.
Each shell had a caliber of 122 millimeters, with the entire cache weighing around 1.5 tons.
Police said there was no danger to the public during the operation, although the removal required a careful specialist response. The shells were secured individually before being transported for safe disposal.
Berlin police also reacted to the unusual find with humor on social media, noting that there was “a bit more than just timber” lying around in Pankow’s woods.
The discovery is another reminder that unexploded World War II ammunition is still occasionally found in Germany, more than 80 years after the end of the war.
