World War II bomb disposal in Europe#Slovenia

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The Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces dropped 2.7 million tonnes of bombs on Europe during World War II. In the United Kingdom, the German Luftwaffe dropped more than 12,000 tonnes of bombs on London alone. In 2018, the British Ministry of Defence reported that 450 World War II bombs were made safe or defused since 2010 by disposal teams.{{cite news|date=2018-02-14|title=Unexploded bombs: How common are they?|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43061244|access-date=2020-11-09}} Every year, an estimated 2,000 tons of World War II munitions are found in Germany, at times requiring the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents from their homes.{{cite news|last1=Higginbotham|first1=Adam|title=There Are Still Thousands of Tons of Unexploded Bombs in Germany, Left Over From World War II|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/seventy-years-world-war-two-thousands-tons-unexploded-bombs-germany-180957680/|access-date=1 November 2018|work=Smithsonian|date=January 2016|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924090244/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/seventy-years-world-war-two-thousands-tons-unexploded-bombs-germany-180957680/|archive-date=2018-09-24|url-status=live}} In Berlin alone, 1.8 million pieces of ordnance have been defused between 1947 and 2018.{{cite news |title=Thousands Evacuated in Berlin After World War II Bomb Is Found |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/world/europe/berlin-evacuate-bomb-world-war-2.html |access-date=1 November 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=20 April 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817024831/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/world/europe/berlin-evacuate-bomb-world-war-2.html |archive-date=2018-08-17 |url-status=live |last1=Schuetze |first1=Christopher F. }} Buried bombs, as well as mortars, land mines and grenades, are often found during construction work or other excavations, or by farmers tilling the land.{{cite news |last1=Landler |first1=Mark |title=60 Years Later, Buried Bombs Still Frighten Germans, and Kill Some |work=The New York Times |date=24 October 2006 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/24/world/europe/24germany.html |access-date=1 November 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519185436/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/24/world/europe/24germany.html |archive-date=2017-05-19 |url-status=live }}

Belgium

February 2020: Hundreds of people were evacuated after construction workers discovered a World War II bomb in Maasmechelen, Limburg.{{Cite web|last=Galindo|first=Gabriela|date=26 February 2020|title=WWII bomb found in Maasmechelen|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-all-news/97189/hundreds-evacuated-after-wwii-bomber-discovered-in-maasmechelen/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=12 February 2021|website=The Brussels Times}}

France

7 March 2025: All Eurostar train services from London to Paris were cancelled, following the discovery of a 500 kg bomb near Gare du Nord station in the French capital.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz6l257gnjqt |title=Paris train services to resume after WW2 bomb defused but Eurostar still disrupted |date=7 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=7 March 2025}}

Germany

September 1994: A bomb exploded on a building site in Friedrichshain, Berlin, damaging many houses and killing three people.[https://www.bz-berlin.de/artikel-archiv/tote-schreie-verletzte-die-explosion-von-friedrichshain Tote, Schreie, Verletzte – die Explosion von Friedrichshain]
June 2010: 7,000 people were evacuated in Göttingen after a {{Convert|500|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} bomb was found. Three members of the bomb-disposal unit died after the bomb exploded.{{cite news |title=WWII bomb kills three in Germany |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10212890 |access-date=1 November 2018 |work=BBC News |date=2 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121005832/http://www.bbc.com/news/10212890 |archive-date=2018-01-21 |url-status=live }}
January 2014: A construction worker in Euskirchen was killed and two critically wounded after hitting a buried bomb with an excavator.{{cite news |title=WW2 bomb kills German digger driver |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-25594000 |access-date=1 November 2018 |work=BBC News |date=2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909082556/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-25594000 |archive-date=2017-09-09 |url-status=live }}
December 2016: A {{Convert|4000|lb|kg|abbr=on}} World War II bomb was defused in Augsburg, requiring the evacuation of 54,000 people.{{Cite web |title=Bomb defusal ends after mass evacuation in Augsburg – DW – 12/25/2016 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/augsburg-bomb-disposal-operation-finished-after-residents-moved-to-safety/a-36908071 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=dw.com |language=en}}
May 2017: Three British World War II bombs were defused in Hanover, requiring the evacuation of 50,000 people.{{Cite news |date=2017-05-06 |title=Hannover evacuates 50,000 over World War Two bombs |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39828327 |access-date=2024-06-29 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
September 2017: A bomb dropped by the USAAF during World War II led to the evacuation of 21,000 people in Koblenz.{{cite news |title=Koblenz residents move out as World War Two bomb made safe |url=https://www.dw.com/en/koblenz-residents-move-out-as-world-war-two-bomb-made-safe/a-40338043 |access-date=1 November 2018 |work=DW.COM |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409202350/http://www.dw.com/en/koblenz-residents-move-out-as-world-war-two-bomb-made-safe/a-40338043 |archive-date=2018-04-09 |url-status=live }}
September 2017: 70,000 people had to leave their homes in Frankfurt after a British bomb was discovered.{{Cite web |title=Wartime bomb prompts mass evacuation in Frankfurt – DW – 08/30/2017 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/frankfurt-to-evacuate-70000-while-world-war-ii-bomb-defused/a-40301483 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=dw.com |language=en}}
April 2018: A {{Convert|1.8|LT|kg|adj=mid|abbr=}} bomb found in Paderborn forced the evacuation of 26,000 people.{{cite news |title=Germany: World War II bomb removal forces mass evacuation in western city |url=https://www.dw.com/en/germany-world-war-ii-bomb-removal-forces-mass-evacuation-in-western-city/a-43297567 |access-date=1 November 2018 |work=DW.COM |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920121530/https://www.dw.com/en/germany-world-war-ii-bomb-removal-forces-mass-evacuation-in-western-city/a-43297567 |archive-date=2018-09-20 |url-status=live }}
April 2018: 12,000 people were evacuated in Berlin after a bomb was discovered just north of Berlin Hauptbahnhof.
August 2018: the discovery of a World War II bomb required the evacuation of 18,500 people in Ludwigshafen.{{cite news |title=World War II bomb defused in Germany after 18,500 evacuated |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/world-war-ii-bomb-defused-in-germany-after-18500-evacuated |access-date=1 November 2018 |work=The Straits Times |date=26 August 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020033734/https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/world-war-ii-bomb-defused-in-germany-after-18500-evacuated |archive-date=2018-10-20 |url-status=live }}
April 2019: 600 people were evacuated when a bomb was discovered in Frankfurt's River Main. Divers with the city's fire service were participating in a routine training exercise when they found the {{Convert|500|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} device.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47927324|title=World War Two bomb detonated in Frankfurt river|date=2019-04-14|access-date=2019-04-14|language=en-GB}}
July 2019: 16,500 people evacuated in Frankfurt when a {{Convert|500|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} bomb was found during construction.{{Cite news|url=https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/us-bomb-from-wwii-defused-in-germany-after-mass-evacuation-1.589287 |title=US bomb from WWII defused in Germany after mass evacuation|access-date=2019-07-08}}
January 2020: Two {{Convert|250|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} World War II bombs were found in Dortmund forcing the evacuation of 14,000 residents and the closure of the city's main train station.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 January 2020|title=14,000 residents evacuated after discovery of two WWII bombs|url=https://www.dw.com/en/dortmund-wwii-bomb-disposal-complete/a-51974325|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 February 2021|website=Deutsche Welle}}
April 2020: A {{Convert|230|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} World War II bomb in Bonn was successfully defused but required the evacuation of 1,200 residents and 200 patients at a local hospital, including 11 people critically ill with coronavirus.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=3 April 2020|title=1,200 residents and 200 hospital patients evacuated after discovery of WWII bomb|url=https://www.dw.com/en/germany-ww2-bomb-forces-hospital-evacuation/a-53002846|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 February 2021|website=Deutsche Welle}}
October 2020: 10,000 office workers were evacuated, along with 15 residents in Neukölln, Berlin when a {{Convert|500|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} World War II bomb was discovered.
January 2021: Over 8,000 people were evacuated in Göttingen after four World War II bombs were discovered in the city centre.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=30 January 2021|title=Over 8000 people evacuated after discovery of WWII bombs|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/world-all-news/151849/over-8000-evacuated-in-germany-gottingen-after-wwii-bomb-discovery/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=7 February 2021|website=The Brussels Times}}
May 2021: 16,500 people were evacuated when a bomb was discovered in Flensburg. Construction workers were excavating nearby when they found the {{Convert|250|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} device.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Bombenentschaerfung-in-Flensburg-16500-Menschen-betroffen,bombenentschaerfung432.html|title=Bomb Defusal in Flensburg, 16,500 people affected|date=2021-05-04|access-date=2021-05-04|language=de}}
May 2021: Around 25,000 people were evacuated in Frankfurt after the discovery of a {{Convert|500|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} unexploded bomb.{{Cite web|date=20 May 2021|title=WWII bomb found in Frankfurt safely detonated|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210520-wwii-bomb-found-in-frankfurt-safely-detonated|access-date=28 May 2021|website=France24}}
October 2021: 2,000 people evacuated in Munich after the discovery of a {{Convert|75|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} unexploded aerial bomb.{{Cite web|last=Germany|first=Abendzeitung|date=2021-10-11|title=Fliegerbombe am Werksviertel entschärft: 2.000 Anwohner mussten Wohnung verlassen|url=https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/muenchen/fliegerbombe-am-werksviertel-entschaerft-2000-anwohner-mussten-wohnung-verlassen-art-762717|access-date=2021-12-01|website=www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de|language=de}}
December 2021: Four people were injured during the construction of Trunk Line 2 after a {{Convert|250|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} bomb exploded in Munich.{{Cite web|date=1 December 2021|title=Munich WW2 bomb blows up near station, wounding four|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59487910|access-date=19 February 2022|website=BBC News}}
December 2021: 15,000 people were evacuated in Berlin after the discovery of a {{Convert|250|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} unexploded aerial bomb.{{cite web |url=https://www.berlin.de/en/news/7156174-5559700-ww2-bomb-15000-berliners-have-to-leave-t.en.html |title=Bomb discovery: 15,000 Berliners have to leave their homes on Sunday |author= |date=2021-12-10 |agency=dpa |publisher=Berlin.de |access-date=2021-12-12}}
August 2022: 12,000 people were evacuated in Berlin after the discovery of a {{Convert|500|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} unexploded bomb in Friedrichshain.{{cite web |url= https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/friedrichshain-weltkriegsbombe-gefunden-elsenbruecke-wird-gesperrt-li.257909 |title= Friedrichshain: Weltkriegsbombe gefunden – Bahnhof Ostkreuz soll geräumt werden |author= |date=2022-08-18 |publisher= berliner-zeitung.de |access-date=2022-08-18}}
September 2022: A {{Convert|500|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} unexploded bomb was found during construction at a community garden southeast of Berlin's A115 autobahn.{{Cite web |title=Bombenentschärfung in Berlin: S-Bahn und Avus sind gesperrt |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/bombenfund-in-berlin-s-bahn-und-avus-am-sonntag-gesperrt-li.265785 |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Berliner Zeitung |date=10 September 2022 |language=de}}
March 2023: A {{Convert|500|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} unexploded bomb was found during construction in Berlin’s Zehlendorf district.{{Cite web |title=Fliegerbombe in Zehlendorf gefunden - Sperrkreis für Montagmorgen angekündigt |url=https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2023/03/berlin-zehlendorf-fliegerbombe-entschaerfung.html |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=www.rbb24.de |language=de}}
June 2023: A 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) unexploded aerial bomb was found during sewer maintenance works in Northern Darmstadt, prompting evacuations of the area.{{Cite web |last=Germany |first=hessenschau de, Frankfurt |date=2023-06-05 |title=500-Kilo-Bombe in Darmstadt gefunden - Evakuierung läuft |url=https://www.hessenschau.de/panorama/500-kilo-bombe-in-darmstadt-gefunden---evakuierung-laeuft-v9,darmstadt-bombenfund-100.html |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=hessenschau.de |language=German}}
April 2024: A 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) unexploded American-made World War II arial bomb was found near Mewa Arena during construction work in Mainz, prompting evacuations of 3,500 residents from the area.{{Cite web |last=Germany |first=bild de, Frankfurt |date=2024-04-26 | title=mainz-3500-menschen-werden-wegen-500-kilo-bombe-evakuiert |url=https://bild.de/regional/mainz/mainz-3500-menschen-werden-wegen-500-kilo-bombe-evakuiert-6629eac6e54779421b5fabb4?t_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=bild.de |language=German}}
June 2024: A {{Convert|250|kg|lb|abbr=on|adj=off}} unexploded World War II bomb was found at Tesla, Inc.'s factory site in Grünheide.{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Fred |date=2024-06-27 |title=A 250 kg WWII bomb was found at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin site |url=https://electrek.co/2024/06/27/wwii-bomb-found-tesla-gigafactory-berlin-site/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Electrek |language=en-US}}
July 2024: A second {{Convert|250|kg|lb|abbr=on}} bomb was found and detonated on the grounds of Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg.{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/de-at/nachrichten/chronik/weltkriegsbombe-wird-auf-tesla-gel%C3%A4nde-in-deutschland-gesprengt/ar-BB1qsXfE |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=www.msn.com}}
January 2025: An unexploded 250 kg (550 lb) bomb, identified as a British aerial bomb, was found during demolition work on the Carola Bridge in Dresden.{{Cite web |last=Dresden |date=2025-01-08 |title=Fund einer Fliegerbombe |url=https://www.dresden.de/de/rathaus/aktuelles/fund-fliegerbombe.php?pk_campaign=Shortcut&pk_kwd=bombe |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.dresden.de |language=de}}

Great Britain

1 October 1969: A German parachute mine was defused by a team led by Major George R. Fletcher MBE, Royal Engineers. at Burghley Road, Camden.{{Cite web|title=Parachute Mine Defused in London, October 1969 – Frontline Ulster|date=7 December 2018 |url=https://frontlineulster.co.uk/parachute-mine-defused-in-london-october-1969/|access-date=2020-11-09|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=Major George Fletcher|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/7012609/Major-George-Fletcher.html|access-date=2020-11-09|website=The Telegraph|date=17 January 2010 |language=en-GB}}
In 1974, a bomb planted by the Provisional IRA during WW2 exploded near government buildings in Balham, south London.
5 March 2010: A {{Convert|100|lb|kg|adj=mid|abbr=}} unexploded German bomb was found in Southampton and was blown up in a controlled explosion by the Royal Navy.{{Cite web|last=Law|first=Peter|date=5 March 2010|title=Royal Navy detonated WW2 bomb in Southampton|url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/5044738.world-war-ii-bomb-blown-up-in-solent/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=7 February 2021|website=Daily Echo}}
11 August 2015: A {{Convert|550|lb|kg|adj=mid|abbr=}} German bomb was found and defused by British Army experts in East London.{{Cite web|author=Laura Smith-Spark|title=Experts defuse unexploded World War II bomb in London|url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/11/europe/uk-london-unexploded-bomb/index.html|access-date=2020-11-09|website=CNN|date=11 August 2015 }}
12 May 2016: 1,100 properties were advised to evacuate and three primary schools were closed after a {{Convert|500|lb|kg|adj=mid|abbr=}} German bomb was found under a school playground in Bath, with the bomb being safely deactivated the following day.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=13 May 2016|title=Unexploded WWII bomb found under school in Bath|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/13/second-world-war-bomb-found-school-playground-bath-deactivated|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=12 February 2021|website=The Guardian}}
2 March 2017: A {{Convert|500|lb|kg|adj=mid|abbr=}} German bomb was found and defused by a British Army disposal team in Brent, north-west London.{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|date=2017-08-08|title=London neighborhood evacuated after WWII German bomb found|url=https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2017/03/03/london-neighborhood-evacuated-after-wwii-german-bomb-found/|access-date=2020-11-09|website=Military Times|language=en-US}}
16 May 2017: A {{Convert|550|lb|kg|adj=mid|abbr=}} German bomb was found at Aston Expressway, near Birmingham, and destroyed by British Army experts with a controlled explosion. Hundreds of homes were evacuated and businesses were closed, and London Midland rail services suspended.{{Cite news|date=2017-05-16|title=WW2 bomb detonated safely near M6 in Birmingham|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-39939925|access-date=2020-11-29}} Two buildings were damaged by the blast.{{Cite web|title=Army carry out controlled explosion of 'largest' WWII bomb found on British soil|url=https://www.itv.com/news/central/story/2017-05-17/army-carry-out-controlled-explosion-of-largest-wwii-bomb-found-on-british-soil/|access-date=2020-11-29|website=ITV News|language=en}}
29 November 2017: A {{Convert|2200|lb|kg|adj=mid|abbr=}} German ‘G’ parachute mine was discovered offshore at Falmouth and was detonated safely.{{Cite web|last=Maltwood|first=Hannah|date=1 December 2017|title=Parachute mine found offshore at Falmouth|url=https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/bomb-disposal-teams-detonate-world-857188|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=12 February 2021|website=CornwallLive}}
14 February 2018: A {{Convert|500|lb|kg|adj=mid|abbr=}} German bomb, found during works in King George V Dock, near London City Airport, was removed from the area and detonated at sea off Shoeburyness, Essex, by British Army experts.{{Cite news|date=2018-02-14|title=WW2 bomb found near London City Airport blown up|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-43056220|access-date=2020-11-09}}
24 May 2019: 1,500 houses were evacuated at Kingston upon Thames after a German bomb was found and defused by a controlled explosion by a disposal team.{{Cite news|date=2019-05-24|title=Kingston World War Two bomb 'successfully dealt with'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-48399882|access-date=2020-11-09}} The blast shattered windows along Fasset Road.{{Cite web|date=2019-05-27|title=Residents' windows shattered by 'controlled' blast of WW2 bomb|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/kingston-ww2-bomb-controlled-detonation-leaves-residents-windows-shattered-a4152086.html|access-date=2020-11-09|website=Evening Standard|language=en}}
3 February 2020: A number of streets were evacuated in Central London when a {{Convert|1100|lb|kg|adj=mid|abbr=}}{{Cite web|last=Ohikere|first=Onize|title=Unexploded WWII bomb found in London|url=https://world.wng.org/content/unexploded_wwii_bomb_found_in_london|access-date=2020-11-09|website=world.wng.org|language=en}} A World War II bomb was found in the district of Soho.{{Cite web|author=Rob Picheta|title=Unexploded World War II bomb found in central London prompts evacuations|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/03/uk/soho-ww2-bomb-gbr-scli-intl/index.html|access-date=2020-11-09|website=CNN|date=3 February 2020 }}
1 December 2020: Royal Navy experts were called after the discovery of a World War II German submarine-laid, moored influence, mine in the River Clyde, Scotland, which contained {{Convert|770|lb|kg|abbr=}} of explosives and a controlled explosion to dispose of the mine was carried out.{{Cite web|last=Brownlie|first=Lauren|date=2 December 2020|title=Mine found in River Clyde|url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18915451.bomb-squad-called-river-clyde-ww2-mine-found-pristine-condition/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 February 2021|website=Glasgow Times}}
15 December 2020: A 42-foot trawler, the Galwad-Y-Mor, was utterly damaged and disabled by the explosion of what could be, according to the experts, WWII discarded ordnance off Cromer, Norfolk.{{Cite web|last=Bowman|first=Craig|date=2020-12-30|title=Seven Fishermen Blown Out of Water by a UXB|url=https://www.warhistoryonline.com/news/wwii-bomb.html|access-date=2021-02-14|website=WAR HISTORY ONLINE|language=en}} The wheelhouse was completely wrecked by the shock wave, and the captain and the rest of the seven men crew, two Britons and five Latvians, were injured, some of them suffering "life-changing" wounds. The trawler, low in the water but still afloat, was towed by the tug GPS Avenger to Grimsby where she was laid up to assess damage; the crew had been already rescued by the offshore support vessel Esvagt Njord.{{Cite web|last=Floor|first=First|title=Explosion resulting in damage to fishing vessel Galwad-Y-Mor|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preliminary-assessment-galwad-y-mor/explosion-resulting-in-damage-to-fishing-vessel-galwad-y-mor|access-date=2021-02-13|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}
26 February 2021: 2,600 households and the University of Exeter halls of residence were evacuated after the discovery of an unexploded {{Convert|2200|lb|kg|adj=mid|abbr=}} World War II German bomb in Exeter and a controlled detonation was carried out.{{Cite web|date=27 February 2021|title=2,600 households and University of Exeter halls of residence evacuated after discovery of World War II bomb|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-56221697|access-date=27 February 2021|website=BBC News}} Despite precautions, houses within 100m were damaged, a large crater was formed, and debris was thrown 250m away.{{cite news |date=27 February 2021 |title=Exeter WW2 bomb detonated after homes evacuated |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-56221697 |access-date=28 February 2021}}
22 July 2021: Eight homes were evacuated and a section of the M62 motorway was closed after the discovery of a {{Convert|500|lb|kg|adj=mid|abbr=}} World War II bomb on a new housing development in Goole.{{Cite web|date=24 July 2021|title=WWII bomb: M62 closure in place ahead of detonation|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-57953506|access-date=24 July 2021|website=BBC News}}
3 December 2021: Train services were delayed after the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb in Netley, Hampshire at a construction site near a railway track.{{Cite web|date=3 December 2021|title=Hampshire: Train services delayed after discovery of unexploded World War Two bomb near track|url=https://news.sky.com/story/hampshire-train-services-delayed-after-discovery-of-unexploded-world-war-two-bomb-near-track-12485483|access-date=19 February 2022|website=Sky News}}
8 June 2022: After a suspected wartime bomb is found in a lake in Mossley Hill in Liverpool, a planned detonation is successfully carried out.{{cite news |title=Unexploded Bomb found in Liverpool Park Lake |work=BBC News |date=8 June 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-61732428 |access-date=10 February 2023}}
26 January 2023: A planned detonation of a wartime bomb found on a beach in Essex occurs.{{cite web |title=Bomb Disposal Team detonate WW2 she'll |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgnre18nxjo |website=BBC News |date=26 January 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023}}
10 February 2023: A World War II bomb exploded in Great Yarmouth during attempts to defuse it. Minor damage and no injuries were reported.{{cite news |title=Great Yarmouth: Huge Blast after WW2 bomb detonation |work=BBC News |date=10 February 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-64604115 |access-date=10 February 2023}}

Italy

October 2016: 1,300 people were evacuated in Rovereto after the discovery of a {{Convert|500|lb|kg|adj=mid|abbr=}} American bomb; less than one year earlier, a {{Convert|1000|lb|kg|adj=mid|abbr=}} bomb was found in the same town.{{cite news|title=Disinnesco bomba, nuova maxi evacuazione a Rovereto|url=https://www.giornaletrentino.it/cronaca/trento/disinnesco-bomba-nuova-maxi-evacuazione-a-rovereto-1.818498|access-date=15 March 2021|work=Trentino|date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315114009/https://www.giornaletrentino.it/cronaca/trento/disinnesco-bomba-nuova-maxi-evacuazione-a-rovereto-1.818498|archive-date=15 March 2021|url-status=live}}
March 2018: 23,000 people were evacuated in Fano after a British-made bomb was discovered.{{cite news |title=Mass evacuation in Italy over WW2 bomb |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43392384 |access-date=1 November 2018 |work=BBC News |date=14 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401175818/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43392384 |archive-date=2018-04-01 |url-status=live }}
July 2018: 12,000 were forced from their homes after a {{Convert|250|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} bomb was discovered in Terni.{{cite news |last1=Yedroudj |first1=Latifa |title=Italy WW2 bomb THREAT: 12,000 people evacuated after bomb discovered in Terni |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/994611/Italy-WW2-bomb-evacuation-Terni-construction-site-Second-World-War |access-date=1 November 2018 |work=Express.co.uk |date=26 July 2018 |language=en}}
October 2019: 4,000 people were evacuated and a nearby highway was closed after a discovery of a World War II bomb in Bolzano, which was removed and blown up in controlled explosion.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=20 October 2019|title=4,000 forced to evacuate in Bolzano|url=https://www.dw.com/en/italy-thousands-evacuated-for-world-war-ii-bomb-disposal/a-50907087|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 February 2021|website=Deutsche Welle}}
December 2019: 10,000 people were evacuated in Turin upon the discovery of a {{Convert|65|kg|lb|adj=mid|abbr=}} British bomb; Mayor Chiara Appendino reported that the device was defused by the Italian Army.{{Cite news|date=2019-12-01|title=WW2 bomb defused in Turin after thousands evacuate|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50622518|access-date=2020-11-09}}
December 2019: 54,000 people were evacuated in Brindisi from a radius of {{Convert|1|mile|km|abbr=}} after the discovery of a World War II bomb.{{Cite news|last=Tondo|first=Lorenzo|date=2019-12-15|title=Italy: more than 50,000 evacuated in Brindisi after WW2 bomb found|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/15/italy-more-than-50000-evacuated-in-brindisi-after-ww2-bomb-found|access-date=2020-11-09|issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite news|date=2019-12-15|title=Italian city evacuates 54,000 people to defuse WW2 bomb|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-evacuation-brindisi-idUSKBN1YJ08R|access-date=2020-11-09}}
November 2020: The Italian army was called to AS Roma training ground after the discovery of as many as 20 devices were found underneath the turf during work to build new pitches at their training complex.{{Cite web|last=Fordham|first=Josh|date=28 November 2020|title=WWII devices found at Roma's training ground|url=https://talksport.com/football/796339/roma-bomb-squad-training-ground-ww2-devices/|access-date=17 February 2021|website=Talksport}}
August 2022: During the 2022 European heat waves, a dried-up river bank of the River Po revealed an unexploded World War II bomb. The bomb was subsequently disposed of through a planned detonation.{{cite news |title=Extreme Drought: Dried up river reveals Unexploded WWII bomb |work=BBC News |date=8 August 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62460537 |access-date=10 February 2023}}

Poland

October 2020: Around 750 people were evacuated in the port city of Świnoujście after the largest ever unexploded World War II bomb in Poland, a Tallboy bomb, was discovered in the Baltic Sea shipping canal, with the bomb detonating during the defusing process.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=13 October 2020|title=Unexploded bomb detonates during defusing process in Poland|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54522203|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=12 February 2021|website=BBC News}}

Slovenia

Areas with highest concentrations of unexploded ordinances from second world war are in Žužemberk and in Tezno, Maribor because of former airplane motor factory. According to research by the Geodetic Institute of Slovenia and colleagues using aerial photography done in 2024, there are still at least 30 unexploded bombs from the Second World War in the Maribor area.{{cite web |title=Šokantne ugotovitve za varnost in premoženje ljudi na tem delu Slovenije |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/na-studencih-v-mariboru-geolocirali-30-neeksplodiranih-bomb-644025 |website=siol.net |access-date=18 September 2024 |language=sl}}

July 1992: The last German 500 kg bomb in Novo Mesto was found 2 meters deep on a groundworks construction site. Bomb was removed and later detonated in Cerov Log.{{cite web |last1=Vorkapić |first1=Mirko |title='Na trgu razbita opeka, črepinje, raztrgani venci in slovenske zastave' {{!}} 24ur.com |url=https://www.24ur.com/magazin/na-trgu-razbita-opeka-crepinje-raztrgani-venci-in-slovenske-zastave.html |website=www.24ur.com |access-date=8 February 2025 |language=sl}}
30 June 2005: A 500 kg bomb was found in Vodole, Maribor. Bomb was relocated and detonated on same day, Slovenian Police evacuated nearest two houses.{{Cite web |date=2005-06-30 |title=Bomba na gradbišču |url=https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/bomba-na-gradbiscu.html |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.24ur.com|language=sl}}
10 May 2008: A 100 kg bomb was found in Nova Gorica.{{Cite web |title=V Novi Gorici našli letalsko bombo iz druge svetovne vojne |url=https://siol.net/novice/crna-kronika/v-novi-gorici-nasli-letalsko-bombo-iz-druge-svetovne-vojne-325139 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=siol.net |language=sl}}
14 July 2011: A 250 kg bomb was found on construction site in Dravograd. Bomb was disarmed on same day and disposed day after.{{Cite web |title=Našli bombo pri gradnji dvorane |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/nasli-bombo-pri-gradnji-dvorane-253886 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=siol.net |language=sl}}
3 October 2011: A 250 kg bomb was found on same construction site in Dravograd. Bomb was disposed of on 4 October.{{Cite web |title=V Dravogradu našli staro letalsko bombo |url=https://siol.net/novice/crna-kronika/v-dravogradu-nasli-staro-letalsko-bombo-131568 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=siol.net |language=sl}}
17 August 2013: Three German 50 kg bombs were found in Češča Vas.
June 2014: A 250 kg bomb was found on tug Maone in Gulf of Piran. It was lifted on 3 March 2015{{Cite web |title=Bombo v Piranskem zalivu dvignili na varno (video) |url=https://siol.net/novice/crna-kronika/bombo-v-piranskem-zalivu-dvignili-na-varno-video-186281 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=siol.net |language=sl}} as bad weather prevented bomb's relocation.{{Cite web |title=Bomba ostaja na dnu Piranskega zaliva, uničili jo bodo šele prihodnje leto |url=https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/bomba-ostaja-na-dnu-piranskega-zaliva-unicilo-jo-bodo-sele-prihodnje-leto.html |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.24ur.com|language=sl}}
17 August 2014: A 250 kg bomb was found in Maribor.{{Cite web |title=V Mariboru našli bombo iz druge svetovne vojne |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/v-mariboru-nasli-bombo-iz-druge-svetovne-vojne-184550 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=siol.net |language=sl}}
13 February 2015: Three 250 kg American bombs wre found in Drava river in Maribor. Bombs were not dangerous and were stored till disposal.{{Cite web |title=V Dravi v Mariboru našli tri bombe iz druge svetovne vojne |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/v-dravi-v-mariboru-nasli-tri-bombe-iz-druge-svetovne-vojne-262374 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=siol.net |language=sl}}
19 July 2017: A 41-year-old man found a 227 kg American bomb in the surroundings of Vurberk and brought it home. The bomb deactivated on 25 July, two explosions occurred.{{Cite web |title=Ob deaktivaciji bombe v Vurberku dve manjši eksploziji #video |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/ob-10-uri-zacetek-evakuacije-ljudi-zaradi-unicenja-bombe-v-vurberku1-445646 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=siol.net |language=sl}} Intervention was regarded as one of the hardest in Slovenian history.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-24 |title=FOTO in VIDEO: Takšne bombe pri nas do zdaj še niso našli, zato je to ena najzahtevnejših intervencij |url=https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/kako-bodo-unicili-250-kilogramsko-bombo.html |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.24ur.com|language=sl}} 400 people were evacuated in radius of 1 km.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-21 |title=Ob uničenju 250-kilogramske letalske bombe bodo evakuirali okoli 400 ljudi |url=https://www.24ur.com/novice/crna-kronika/v-blizini-gradu-vurberg-nasli-250-kilogramsko-neeksplodirano-letalsko-bombo.html |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.24ur.com|language=sl}}
17 April 2018: A 285 kg bomb was found in Nova Gorica and stored till disposal.{{Cite web |title=V Novi Gorici našli skoraj 300-kilogramsko bombo |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/v-novi-gorici-nasli-skoraj-300-kilogramsko-bombo-465152 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=siol.net |language=sl}}
17 April 2018: A British incendiary bomb of unknown mass was found in Rošpoh, Maribor and detonated.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-17 |title=VIDEO: Tako so uničili bombo, ki jo je med delom z bagrom našel krajan Rošpoha |url=https://www.24ur.com/novice/crna-kronika/med-delom-z-bagrom-v-okolici-maribora-naletel-na-bombo.html |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.24ur.com|language=sl}}
26 October 2019: A 250 kg was found in Maribor{{Cite web |title=Bomba v Mariboru: pričakujejo podobno akcijo kot leta 2017 |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/v-mariboru-nasli-250-kilogramsko-bombo-iz-druge-svetovne-vojne-510461 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=siol.net |language=sl}} and detonated on 31 October.{{Cite web |title=Maribor: deaktivacija 250-kilogramske bombe uspešna #foto #video |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/v-mariboru-zaceli-z-evakuacijo-pred-deaktivacijo-prve-bombe-510791 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=siol.net |language=sl}}
27 October 2019: An aerial bomb of unknown mass was found while a railway was undergoing reconstruction in Maribor.{{Cite web |title=V Mariboru so našli še eno bombo |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/v-mariboru-nasli-se-eno-bombo-510523 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=siol.net |language=sl}}
3 November 2019: A 500 kg bomb was deactivated in Maribor.{{Cite web |title=Maribor: deaktivacija 500-kilogramske bombe uspešna #foto #video |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/maribor-prebivalce-pozivajo-naj-se-umaknejo-od-okenskih-odprtin-510936 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=siol.net |language=sl}} There's still about 200 bombs left in Maribor.{{Cite web |title=V Mariboru po ocenah še okoli 200 bomb: občina v pripravo načrta ukrepanja |url=https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/maribor-2.html |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.24ur.com|language=sl}}
11 January 2022: A 250 kg was found in Maribor and deactivated on 16 January.{{Cite web |title=Ne hodite v bližino letalske bombe v Mariboru #video |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/ne-hodite-v-blizino-letalske-bombe-v-mariboru-570348 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=siol.net |language=sl}}
14 May 2022: A 200 kg bomb was found in the vicinity of Pragersko railway station and stored till disposal.{{Cite web |title=Na območju Maribora našli bombo iz druge svetovne vojne |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/na-obmocju-maribora-nasli-bombo-iz-druge-svetovne-vojne-579361 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=siol.net |language=sl}}
17 July 2023: A 250 kg aerial bomb was found in Nova Gorica while groundworks for railway. 100 meter parameter was declared, evacuation and bomb deactivation is planned for Sunday 23 July. Evacuation was led in cooperation with Italian officials as bomb was found near the border.{{cite web|url=https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/priprave-za-odstranitev-250-kilogramske-letalske-bombe-so-se-pricele.html|title=Deaktivacija letalske bombe: odstranitev vžigalnikov, če ne uspe, pa rezanje|last=Pavlin|first=Maja|website=www.24ur.com|location=Nova Gorica|date=18 July 2023|language=sl}}
26 February 2024: A 250 kg aerial bomb of American origin was found on Nova Gorica Railway Station. Another bomb of same type was found on February 29 about 50 m apart. Disposal took place on 10 March 2024, evacuation led by Slovenian and Italian authorities.{{Cite web |title=V Novi Gorici našli letalsko bombo, ki tehta več kot 200 kilogramov {{!}} 24ur.com |url=https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/v-novi-gorici-nasli-letalsko-bombo-ki-naj-bi-tehtala-kar-250-kilogramov.html |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=www.24ur.com |language=sl}}{{Cite web |title=Našli še eno letalsko bombo, skrivala se je pod masivnim kovinskim drogom {{!}} 24ur.com |url=https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/nasli-se-eno-letalsko-bombo-skrivala-se-je-pod-masivnim-kovinskim-drogom.html |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=www.24ur.com |language=sl}}
25 August 2024: A 226 kg MC 500 lb bomb was found on Nova Gorica Railway station and was deactivated. Evacuation was done in cooperation with Italian authorities.{{cite web |title=Konec nevarnosti. V Novi Gorici onesposobili letalsko bombo iz 2. svetovne vojne. |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/popolna-evakuacija-v-novi-gorici-bodo-onesposobili-226-kilogramsko-bombo-642190 |website=siol.net |access-date=18 September 2024 |language=sl}}

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