UNEXPLODED BOMBS.
DISPOSAL IN HAMBURG. (Rec. 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 28. The British 2nd Army’s crack bomb disposal squad, formerly employed in the blitz against Plymouth and Southampton, is now clearing unexploded R.A.F. and American bombs from rpilitary installations in Hamburg, reports Reuter’s correspondent, j The explanation given for the large number of unexploded Allied bombs ik that in saturation raids the blast dfiTße"exploding bombs affected the fuses of those on the way down. The clearance squad is mostly engaged in the dock area. The British have notified fhe Germsn administration that the removal of bombs from other than military installation areas remains the responsibility of the Germans-.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 65, Issue 193, 29 May 1945, Page 4
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