On Tuesday, July 21, during earthworks carried out at the site of a developing investment in Krzywa, workers came across an object resembling unexploded ordnance. Initially, information about the discovery was unofficial, but the services have now confirmed that it was unexploded ordnance dating from World War II.
As our editorial team was informed, a German SC 250 aerial bomb was found. It was one of the types of bombs used by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
Due to the danger posed during the operation on Wednesday, July 22, it was decided to evacuate 560 people staying on the premises of nearby plants and investment sites. The area was secured until the bomb-disposal operation was completed.
The 23rd Bomb Disposal Patrol of the 23rd Silesian Artillery Regiment was dispatched to the site. Its soldiers removed the unexploded ordnance, transported it out of the zone, and then neutralized it at a training ground.
The entire operation proceeded according to procedure and ended safely. No one was injured.
Although more than 80 years have passed since the end of World War II, unexploded ordnance and shells that failed to detonate are still being found during earthworks in Lower Silesia. Every such discovery requires the immediate securing of the site and the intervention of specialized bomb-disposal patrols.