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"Record-low water levels in the Danube have exposed remnants of Europe’s Nazi
past, with dozens of second world war ships emerging from the riverbed during
an intense drought.
In the middle of the river on the Serbian and Romanian border, a broken-up hull
was visible on a sandbank that is normally underwater. Other vessels were
partly submerged, some still believed to be laden with weapons.
The ships were part of Adolf Hitler’s Black Sea fleet that the German military
deliberately sank towards the end of the war to slow down the Soviet advance.
Historians say up to 200 German warships were scuttled in this way in September
1944. But Nazi Germany did not surrender until the following year in May 1945.
The ships have been revealed during previous droughts only to disappear again
as water levels rose along the second-longest river in Europe. The Serbian
government has tried in the past to remove the wrecks, but most remain in place
owing to the explosives they carried.
Other second world war remnants have been found in other parts of the river,
including a German military motorcycle in Budapest, Hungary.
In Slovakia, police recovered an unexploded British 1,543lb (700kg) bomb.
Police said authorities loaded it on to a “specially modified firefighter
vehicle with a sand bed, which ensured its safe transport” and took it to a
5-metre deep pit to detonate it."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
