Breaking News - WW2 UXB found in Schwabing, Munich

marcsignal · 28-08-2012 10:23AM #1

An unexploded WW2 Bomb has just been found in the plush city district of Schwabing in Munich.
A mass evacuation is currently underway.

Just got a phone call about this 10 mins ago, from relatives living there. Nothing on the web or news here yet. This will cause major disruption in the city until it is dealt with, and if it explodes the carnage will be unreal.

Will post link as soon as is available.

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Thanks tiptopgolfy

fergiesfolly · 28-08-2012 10:28AM

I think its a good thing that the Germans are reminded that once upon a time, people used to stand up to them. And bombed the **** out of them.

Skylinehead · 28-08-2012 10:30AM

fergiesfolly wrote: »

I think its a good thing that the Germans are reminded that once upon a time, people used to stand up to them. And bombed the **** out of them.

I think you need to look up the Dresden Bombings. The German people did nothing to deserve that.

antodeco · 28-08-2012 10:33AM

Schwabing!

Boombastic · 28-08-2012 10:35AM

That's explosive news!

CardBordWindow · 28-08-2012 10:35AM

With the amount of bombs dropped during the war, I'm surprised this kinda discovery isn't more common.

Melion · 28-08-2012 10:37AM

It's been sitting there for 70 years without exploding, don't think it will go boom now all of a sudden

cyrusdvirus · 28-08-2012 10:38AM

what ever way i read that i thought it meant a type x U-boat and was wondering how it got to be so far from the sea....

Lando Griffin · 28-08-2012 10:39AM

CardBordWindow wrote: »

With the amount of bombs dropped during the war, I'm surprised this kinda discovery isn't more common.

What makes this more intresting is that it is in a plush city district.

Ghandee · 28-08-2012 10:40AM

Irelands recession lingers on.
Germany about to experience another boom.

Duggy747 · 28-08-2012 10:42AM

"Shocking" stuff.

Wait.........wrong pun.......

Knifey Spoony · 28-08-2012 10:50AM

fergiesfolly wrote: »

I think its a good thing that the Germans are reminded that once upon a time, people used to stand up to them. And bombed the **** out of them.

In fairness to the Germans, they don't try and hide what they did and don't need to be reminded, as they are well aware of what happened.

28-08-2012 10:52AM

Knifey Spoony wrote: »

In fairness to the Germans, they don't try and hide what they did and don't need to be reminded, as they are well aware of what happened.

They really don't seem to like when I bring it up though.

CardBordWindow · 28-08-2012 10:54AM

Knifey Spoony wrote: »

In fairness to the Germans, they don't try and hide what they did and don't need to be reminded, as they are well aware of what happened.

Is that not just because it is illegal to deny it happened?

fergiesfolly · 28-08-2012 10:57AM

Skylinehead wrote: »

I think you need to look up the Dresden Bombings. The German people did nothing to deserve that.

They freely elected a party that pushed for a war. And got it.
And you need to look at the devastation their bombers caused through out Europe.
Sickens me, that as time goes by, people try to disassociate the Nazis from the general German population.
Its not like they were a seperate ethnic group. The nazis were German. And at the time the Germans were HAPPY to be nazis.
Seperate thread probably. Rant over

Boombastic · 28-08-2012 10:57AM

Duggy747 wrote: »

"Shocking" stuff.

Wait.........wrong pun.......

Ba Boom tish:pac:

Skylinehead · 28-08-2012 10:57AM

OSI wrote: »

Yes, because the Germans weren't known for indiscriminate bombings/killings at all.

Not saying they weren't. But you can't hold the entire German populace accountable for that, and two wrongs don't make a right at all.

tiptopgolfy · 28-08-2012 10:59AM

The news has now been verified:
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120828-44617.html

fergiesfolly · 28-08-2012 10:59AM

Skylinehead wrote: »

Not saying they weren't. But you can't hold the entire German populace accountable for that, and two wrongs don't make a right at all.

They don't mind blaming all of us for a few bankers, builders and politicians

seven_eleven · 28-08-2012 11:00AM

eh these things are found quite often and 9/10 are only little farts of things. I doubt it would do much damage.

The Master of Disaster · 28-08-2012 11:03AM

This actually happens a lot. With the amount of ordnance that was dropped on Germany towards the end of WW2 there's still a huge amount of UXB's waiting to be found. It's the same thing with the old sea mines that seem to pop up every now and again having seemingly been drifting the oceans for years.

'Insert generic AH joke tying bomb to the relationship between Germany and Ireland's economy'

marcsignal · 28-08-2012 11:13AM

fergiesfolly wrote: »

They freely elected a party that pushed for a war. And got it.

Yeah, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, right ?

fergiesfolly wrote: »

Sickens me, that as time goes by, people try to disassociate the Nazis from the general German population.
Its not like they were a seperate ethnic group. The nazis were German. And at the time the Germans were HAPPY to be nazis.

Daniel Goldhagen much ??

Shall I point you to this again ??

fergiesfolly wrote: »

I think its a good thing that the Germans are reminded that once upon a time, people used to stand up to them. And bombed the **** out of them.

I must remind my sisters Mother in Law about that.
I’m sure she’d be truly enlightened by your ‘thesis’ sorry, 'feces'.

Her aging Grandparents, (who were never supporters of Hitler, or the regime), were blown to bits in their own home by just such a bomb in 1944. Their bodies were never found.

fergiesfolly wrote: »

Rant over

Yeah, glad you clarified that, that’s exactly what it was.

Go read a book.....

if you can :rolleyes:

Skylinehead · 28-08-2012 11:27AM

fergiesfolly wrote: »

They freely elected a party that pushed for a war. And got it.
And you need to look at the devastation their bombers caused through out Europe.
Sickens me, that as time goes by, people try to disassociate the Nazis from the general German population.
Its not like they were a seperate ethnic group. The nazis were German. And at the time the Germans were HAPPY to be nazis.
Seperate thread probably. Rant over

The situation with the German people when the Nazis came to power was complicated. There was a lot of resentment as a result of the Versailles Treaty (again stemming from the actions of the government rather than the people), the Great Depression was particularly hard in Germany, and Communism was on the rise which most didn't agree with. So the Nazis brainwashed them into giving them power, hardly making them responsible for atrocities now is it?

mathie · 28-08-2012 11:33AM

Melion wrote: »

It's been sitting there for 70 years without exploding, don't think it will go boom now all of a sudden

I hereby promote you to Head of Health and Safety.

hidinginthebush · 28-08-2012 11:37AM

Duggy747 wrote: »

"Shocking" stuff.

Wait.........wrong pun.......

Yeah, that certainly bombed.

It wasn't me! · 28-08-2012 11:50AM

fergiesfolly wrote: »

I think its a good thing that the Germans are reminded that once upon a time, people used to stand up to them. And bombed the **** out of them.

Wow, not even lunchtime but I'm willing to bet I don't read anything stupider than that all day.

Pilotdude5 · 28-08-2012 12:00PM

I'm still waiting for this to blow..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery

SS Richard Montgomery was an American Liberty ship built during World War II, one of the 2,710 used to carry cargo during the war. The ship was wrecked off the Nore in the Thames Estuary in 1944 with around 1,400 tonnes (1,500 short tons) of explosives on board,[1] which continue to be a hazard to the area.

Rented Mule · 28-08-2012 12:02PM

fergiesfolly wrote: »

I think its a good thing that the Germans are reminded that once upon a time, people used to stand up to them. And bombed the **** out of them.

It's not like Ireland had anything to do with standing up to them.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 28-08-2012 12:02PM

OSI wrote: »

Yes, because the Germans weren't known for indiscriminate bombings/killings at all.

Hoe do you know all the people being effected by this are German...?

AnonoBoy · 28-08-2012 12:04PM

Melion wrote: »

It's been sitting there for 70 years without exploding, don't think it will go boom now all of a sudden

Course it won't. *continues banging on the casing with hammer*

Fuinseog · 28-08-2012 12:22PM

marcsignal wrote: »

An unexploded WW2 Bomb has just been found in the plush city district of Schwabing in Munich.
A mass evacuation is currently underway.

Just got a phone call about this 10 mins ago, from relatives living there. Nothing on the web or news here yet. This will cause major disruption in the city until it is dealt with, and if it explodes the carnage will be unreal.

Will post link as soon as is available.

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Link

Thanks tiptopgolfy

this is nothing special. this kind of thing happens all the time. worked with a guy whose job was to defuse those things.

Breaking News - WW2 UXB found in Schwabing, Munich

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