Information Board: Shell Fragment Explosion Site

Information Board: Shell Fragment Explosion Site

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Information Board: Shell Fragment Explosion Site

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Location: Kasendorf, Landkreis Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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April 12, 2026

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Those who delve into the history of the Görauer Anger beyond the magnificent view will encounter a dark chapter from the post-war period. After 1945, huge quantities of Wehrmacht ammunition were destroyed here by the US forces – often uncontrolled and with devastating consequences. Two children had to die because they found an unexploded ordnance, which detonated. Nine children were injured. This memorial commemorates them.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

April 12, 2026

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At Görauer Anger there was once a blasting site of the US armed forces. After 1945, huge quantities of Wehrmacht ammunition were destroyed here – often uncontrolled and with devastating consequences. Not only was nature devastated, but two children also lost their lives here. The information board provides details about the events, the memorial site is 40 meters away.

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Alex K.

January 11, 2026

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In the middle of the Görauer Anger (a local green) are bomb craters dug by the US Army in 1945. Several times a week, trucks transporting German ammunition into these craters detonated explosives. The neighboring villages were warned of the detonations by a horn signal, and the population was instructed to seek shelter. This proved necessary, as the grenade and ammunition fragments flew as far as Zultenberg, a kilometer away. The procedure dragged on for months, and unfortunately, not everything was rendered harmless, which would lead to a tragic accident two years later.

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